IY3U001 - Secure Operations and Incident Management 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: IY3U001
Module Title: Secure Operations and Incident Management
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Computing and Mathematics
Faculty Sub Group: Cyber Security
Module Leader: Arun Kumar
Module Team: Peter Eden, Richard Ward, Joshua Richards, Sharan Johnstone, Emma Derbi, Andrew Bellamy, Beth Jenkins, Mamoun Qasem, Rachael Medhurst, Madhu Khurana, Nisha Rawindaran
First Intended Intake: AUG 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 30 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100365 - computer networks 100376 - computer and information security 100385 - computer forensics
HECOS Code Weighting: 20 50 30

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To provide technical knowledge of the concepts associated with cyber security monitoring, and incident detection, analysis and recovery.

Content Summary

  • Employability, roles and preparation for industry
  • Enterprise systems
  • Principles of incident management and response and preparation. Incident response frameworks and standards NCSC / NIST / ISO/IEC 27035
  • Threat landscape, CVEs and Frameworks Mitre Att&ck, Diamond Model and CKC
  • DFIR and evidence collection, memory forensics
  • SIEM and SOC, logging and monitoring. Splunk. Incident verification.
  • Policy and Procedure
  • BCP
  • Penetration / Security
  • Security Metrics
  • Responding to an Incident
  • Team roles, Developing your playbook
  • Post incident analysis

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 18
Tutorial 18
Practical classes and workshops 36
Supervised time in studio/workshop 8
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 72
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 10
Formative Assessment - Independent 10
Active/Simulation Based 6
Groupwork 18
Interdisciplinary work 4
Problem / challenge based learning 20
Total Hours Selected 300

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To demonstrate the tools and techniques involved in practical incident identification and handling.
LO2 To apply knowledge and understanding of incident response principles to a given situation.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Field Folio 1 Work containing a number of elements that are applicable to the theory and skills demonstrated in an Incident Response Simulation 30 minutes Playbook Creation 1500 WC Cyber Attack Report 1500 WC 30 3000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Field Folio 1

Reading List

Essential reading.

Anson, S (2020). Applied Incident Response. Indiana: Wiley

Tanner, N, H. (2019) Cybersecurity: Blue Team Toolkit. Indiana: Wiley

Luttgens, T. L., Pepe, M. (2014) Incident Response and Computer Forensics. New York: McGraw Hill

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