This unit explores the cutting-edge world of cyber security, specifically the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies on system security. We will investigate methods for securing the Internet of Things (IoT), the role of quantum computing and networking, secure software development, the rise of spear-phishing and the role of the dark web. Students will strengthen their analytical skills to grasp AI concepts and how they are applied in cybersecurity situations. The unit also examines the effectiveness of advanced threat mitigation strategies, including post-quantum cryptography, to combat ever-changing cyber threats.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate emerging aspects of the cyber security sector, including new technologies, IoT and the role of artificial intelligence in securing systems;
2. Apply advanced analytical skills to understand artificial intelligence concepts and apply them to cyber security scenarios; and
3. Analyse the effectiveness of advanced threat mitigation strategies, including artificial intelligence and post-quantum cryptography.

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 - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
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 - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
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.