Unit name | Introduction to Mathematical Cybersecurity |
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Unit code | MATHM0028 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6) |
Unit director | Professor. Rubin-Delanchy |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
MATH10013 Probability and Statistics and MATH20800 Statistics 2 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Mathematics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Unit Aims
Students will gain literacy in mathematical aspects of fundamental cyber security concepts, and gain the ability to convert these ideas into mathematical descriptions.
Unit Description
This unit will cover the following topics: how the internet works; computer security and encryption; vulnerabilities and cyber attacks; understanding the data; mathematical models such as graphs and point processes; probabilistic reasoning.
ILO1 To be able to qualitatively describe how computers communicate via the internet, and relate this to how it is quantitatively measured
ILO2 To understand how communications and computers are secured, and be able to describe how this is exploited by cyber attacks
ILO3 To have a high-level understanding of how mathematical models relate to cyber data
ILO4 To interpret applied cybersecurity reports from industry and academia and put them in a mathematical context
The unit will be taught through a combination of
100% Timed, open-book examination
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.