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eForensic Risk Assessment

Unit Code: HIT6633

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

6 week block

36 Hours

Hawthorn

HIT6631 eForensic Fundamentals

Students not enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of eForensics will require the permission of their program coordinator to undertake this unit.

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

, Master of Information Technology, Master of Technology (Information Technology), Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)

Aims & Objectives:

This unit provides students with the knowledge and skills to recognise the extent of risks to a business and to develop and implement strategies to minimise those risks.

After successfully completing this unit students should be able to:

Identify the risk of eForensics incidents.
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
Assess financial risk and business impact from electronic fraud and/or cybercrime.
Identify appropriate agencies and/or associations to assist with prevention, assessing or investigating cybercrime within the business environment.
Develop appropriate security and risk policy in support of business practices.

Teaching Methods:

Lecture (24 hrs) , Tutorial (12hrs)

Assessment:

Assignments and Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who:

Are capable in their chosen professional areas.
Are adaptable and manage change.
Operate effectively in work and community situations.
Are aware of environments.

Content:

Risk and risk management assessment
Risk mitigation
OH&S risk management for e-forensic investigation
Integrity maintenance strategies
Strategies to minimise damage, loss, alteration and contamination of e-forensic evidence.
Legislative requirements for e-forensic risk management
Financial Risk
Fraud and fraud detection agencies and associations
Business impact of cybercrime
Identifying Assets, tracing and recovery
Security and risk policy in support of business practices

Reading Materials:

John Rittinghouse, William M. Hancock. Cybersecurity Operations Handbook, Digital Press, 2003