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Protection of Information Assets

Temple University

Protection of Information Assets

MIS 5206.001 ■ Fall 2023 ■ David Lanter
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  • Instructor
  • Syllabus
  • Schedule
    • First Half of the Semester
      • Unit #1: Understanding an Organization’s Risk Environment
      • Unit #2: Case Study 1 – Snowfall and stolen laptop
      • Unit #2: Data Classification Process and Models
      • Unit #3: Risk Evaluation
      • Unit #4 Case #2: Autopsy of a Data Breach: The Target Case
      • Unit #5: Creating a Security Aware Organization
      • Unit #6: Physical and Environmental Security
    • Second Half of the Semester
      • Unit #8 Case Study 3 – A Hospital Catches the “Millennium Bug”
      • Unit #9: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
      • Unit #10: Network Security
      • Unit #11: Cryptography, Public Key Encryption and Digital Signatures
      • Unit #12: Identity Management and Access Control
      • Unit #13: Computer Application Security
  • Deliverables
    • Weekly Deliverables
      • “In the News” Articles
      • Answers to Reading Discussion Questions
      • Comments on Reading Discussion Question and Other Students’ Answers
    • Case Studies
    • Team Project

Unit #1: Understanding an Organization’s Risk Environment

Due before our first class:

Read the following:

  • Vacca Chapter 1 “Information Security in the Modern Enterprise”
  • Vacca Chapter 2 “Building a Secure Organization”
  • NIST Reading 1: “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”
  • ISACA “Risk IT Framework”  pp. 9-30

Due before Week (Unit) 2:

  • Post your answers to the weekly reading/discussion question(s) on the class blog for Unit #2 by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
  • Post your answers to the case study questions in Canvas by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
  • Post your comments on your fellow students’ posted answers by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7
  • Post your In the News topic by the due date according to the Weekly Cycle schedule in the Syllabus page 7

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Weekly Discussions

  • Unit 01: Understanding an Organization's Risk Environment (5)
  • Unit 02: Case Study 1 – Snowfall and a stolen laptop (2)
  • Unit 02: Data Classification Process and Models (6)
  • Unit 03: Risk Evaluation (6)
  • Unit 04: Case Study 2 – Autopsy of a Data Breach – The Target Case (4)
  • Unit 05: Creating a Security Aware Organization (6)
  • Unit 06: Physical and Environmental Security (6)
  • Unit 08: Case Study 3 – A Hospital Catches the "Millennium Bug" (3)
  • Unit 09: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (6)
  • Unit 10: Network Security (6)
  • Unit 11: Cryptography, Public Key Encryption and Digital Signature (6)
  • Unit 12: Identity Management and Access Control (6)
  • Unit 13: Computer Application Security (6)
  • Welcome (1)

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