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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

CYBER SECURITY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
MIS355 CYBER SECURITY 5 3 3 7

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to Cyber Security Basic concepts, cybersecurity landscape, course overview -
2 - Information Security Principles Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (CIA Triad) -
3 - Cyber Threats and Attacks Malware, phishing, social engineering, DoS/DDoS attacks -
4 - Vulnerabilities and Risk Management Threat modeling, risk assessment, mitigation strategies -
5 - Network Security Fundamentals Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, network defense mechanisms -
6 - Cryptography and Encryption Symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, digital signatures -
7 - Authentication and Access Control Passwords, multi-factor authentication, authorization models -
8 - Operating System Security User privileges, patch management, system hardening -
9 - Web and Application Security Web vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS), secure coding basics -
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 - Cloud Security Cloud computing risks, shared responsibility model -
12 - Cyber Security Policies and Standards ISO/IEC 27001, security frameworks, organizational policies -
13 - CLegal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Cyber Security Cyber laws, data protection, privacy, ethics -
14 - Current Trends and Future Challenges in Cyber Security Artificial intelligence in security, zero trust, course evaluation -
15 - Current Trends and Future Challenges in Cyber Security Artificial intelligence in security, zero trust, course evaluation -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -