Subject: Re: University degrees on 'IT-security' Organization: University of Tasmania Date: Fri, 28 Oct 94 12:18:01 GMT Lines: 33 Hello Dr Guenther Pernul, Currently I am at University Of Tasmania in Australia doing a Bachelor Degree In Applied Computing. The University here does not have a specialised degree in IT Security, but they do offer a 1 Semester of 14 weeks lecture on the subject unit called "Computer Security". This 14 weeks of lecture covers on topics such as : 1. Threats, Vulnerabilities, Countermeasures 2. 3 basic principles : Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability 3. Unix security 4. PC security 5. Database security 6. Encryption & Crytography 7. File Access Control 8. Physical, Procedural, Hardware/Software security 9. Network security 10. Disaster Recovery Plan 11. Security Ethics There's also an advanced subject unit called "Advanced Computer Security" for honours year students. Regards Weng-Yew