This unit introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices of cyber security compliance and risk assessment. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of relevant regulations, standards, and frameworks that guide cyber security practices within organisations.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Analyse relevant cyber security Australian law, regulations and standards to identify specific compliance requirements for different types of organisations;
2. Analyse diverse regulatory frameworks and technical standards at various levels national, international and across different sectors;
3. Identify potential cyber security risks and their impact on the organisation's security posture; and
4. Recommend improvements to the risk assessment process to ensure its effectiveness in identifying and mitigating key cyber security threats.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.