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Unit of Study COMP2007 - System and Application Security (2026)

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Unit description

This unit focuses on cryptography, distributed systems security, OS and virtualisation, authentication, authorisation & accountability, application and software security.

Unit content

Module 1:  Software Security Fundamentals

Module 2:  DevSecOps: Secure Software Development

Module 3:  Operating System Security Fundamentals

Module 4:  Cryptography Fundamentals

Module 5:  Authentication and Access Control

Module 6:  Security Operations in Practices

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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse common application vulnerabilities and secure coding practices

apply security measures for operating systems

apply cryptographic techniques to secure data and communications within applications

configure security operations for monitoring and incident response.