SEC:S General Systems Theory
Aim
Present system theories such that the students can understand how to approach IT related security holistically
Having completed this course the student will be able to
- Define and describe vital concepts of general and particularized system theories and approaches, used as epistemology for the /ICT/security area
- Explain and exemplify control principles according to various laws and models for steering and control
- Analyze security and risk according to various laws and models for steering and control.
- Communicate and analyze threat, risk and security as systemic phenomena and vice versa
- Identify and report on a /ICT/ security problem, its reason or origin and suggested solutions as reported in /scientific/ journals
- As a group member report and present in scientific manners, written descriptions and analyses of some current security phenomenon or problem including relating the phenomenon/problem to system theories.
- Orally present and defend own and debate other groups’ presentations
Syllabus
- Cyernetics and control systems
- Generell Systems Theory
- Living Systems
- Theory Threat - Risk - Protection
- Introduction to the vulnerable society
- Introduction to system theories
- The ICT infrastructure: distributed platforms and distributed computing
- The use of ICT in the society: in the public administration, in the industry, in service provision, in logistics and the supply of energy, water and food
- Scenarios of attacks on national, organisational and personal levels
Outline
Lectures and seminars in English.
The course consists of the following themes:
- Holistic views on security and safety
- Security and control versus risk
- Information Security or Data Security?
- Environments for Infosec
- Safety and security in the Systems perspective
- Example of system theories as control methods
- Can theory and practice unite?