COMP6449 Security Engineering Professional Practice  
The professional practice of cyber security. Students learn how to be effective
and ethical cyber security professionals.  
Students from this course will engage in real world case studies and
analyse and critique effective professional responses to situations and challenges. Guest lecturers
from Industry will give a number of different views into the world
of cyber security professionals, the key issues they face, and current
best practice.  
Coverage includes Standards, Audits, Organisational Analysis and Testing, Best Practice, Ethics, Legal,
Professionalism. Professional issues and best practice in cybercrime, censorship terrorism, IP, mandatory
data breech disclosure, privacy, risk assessment, institutional response to risk, leadership, organisational
change management and culture change, Professional Practice and professionalism. Course coverage will
be regularly updated over time to reflect emerging best practice in the
security engineering profession.