Skip to main content
Skip header

Security of information systems

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code050-0035/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SEN76doc. Ing. Pavel Šenovský, Ph.D.
Summary
Information systems collect increasing amount of information. Students will familiarize with some proved procedures and standards for the security check of the systems as well as with basic methods of forensic analysis of computers as one of the basic tools of searching the reasons of failure.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Information systems security assessment on the basis of risk analysis. The synthesis of knowledge into the area of security policy.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to security of the information systems
2. ISO 27 000 - ISMS
3. IT Security politics of the organization
4. Risk management for IT systems
5. Configuration management
6. Case studies of the ISO 27 000 documentation
7. COBIT standard
8. ITIL standard
9. Software support for IT security management
10. Anatomy of security incident
11. Forensic analysis of the PC
12. Forensic analysis of mobile devices
13. Current security threats in IT and their connection IT security management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TAYLOR, Sharon a Ivor MACFARLANE. ITIL small-scale implementation. London: TSO, 2005. ISBN 0-11-330980-5.
ŠENOVSKÝ, Pavel. Bezpečnost informačních systémů [online]. 2. vydání Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018, 127 s., dostupné z http://lms.vsb.cz [cit. 2018-10-03]
Recommended Reading:
BUCKSTEEG, Martin. ITIL 2011. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-251-3732-1
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information technology – Security techniques – Information security management systems – Requirements
ISO/IEC 27002:2013 (dříve ISO/IEC 17799:2005) Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security management
ISO/IEC 27005:2011 Information technology - Security techniques - Information security risk management
BUCKSTEEG, Martin. ITIL 2011. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-251-3732-1
ČSN EN ISO/IEC 27001 Informační technologie - Bezpečnostní techniky - Systémy řízení bezpečnosti informací - Požadavky
ČSN ISO/IEC 27002:2013 Informační technologie - Bezpečnostní techniky - Soubor postupů pro opatření bezpečnosti informací
ČSN ISO/IEC 27005:2011 Information technology - Security techniques - Information security risk management
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit45 20
        ExaminationExamination55 28