IY4S741 - Protecting Critical National Infrastructure 01 Sep 2024 - 30 Aug 2030 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: IY4S741
Module Title: Protecting Critical National Infrastructure
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Cyber Security
Faculty Sub Group: Cyber Security
Module Leader: Mamoun Qasem
Module Team: Rachael Medhurst, Richard Ward, Christopher Tubb, Nisha Rawindaran, Arun Kumar, Beth Jenkins, Peter Eden, Joshua Richards, Emma Derbi, Madhu Khurana, Christopher Manley, Andrew Bellamy, Sharan Johnstone
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100376 - computer and information security 100962 - research skills 101040 - risk management
HECOS Code Weighting: 50 25 25

Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 30 Aug 2030

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to equip students with the knowledge in the protection and defence of essential national infrastructure systems and assets from potential threats, ensuring their resilience and security. 

Content Summary

Critical National Infrastructure in the context of both public and private sectors. 

Risk mitigation and resilience in the context of CNI. 

Cloud concepts. 

Deployment models and Services models in Cloud. 

Cloud Legal and Compliance Issues. 

Cloud Audit and Assessment. 

Virtualisation System Security. 

IoT Devices, IoT standards.  

How does IoT impact CNI. 

IoT security and the mitigation techniques. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Tutorials 24
Independent Study 78
Directed Study (including online independent learning) 48
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Interdisciplinary work 12
Problem/Challenge Based Learning 12
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically analyse and exhibit an advanced comprehension of risk management, risk mitigation, and resilience concerning Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
LO2 Critically analyse the emerging legal, compliance, and privacy issues related to cloud computing, IoT, and CNI

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A written composition with a specified word length that, typically, on the basis of existing literature, proceeds to sustain a coherent argument. 0 4000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Essay 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Essential Reading? 

 

  • Peiris, C., Kudrati, A. and Pillai, B. (2022). Threat hunting in the cloud : defending AWS, Azure and other cloud platforms against cyberattacks. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 

  

  • ?Rachna Gangwar, Astha Agrawalla and Sandhya Sreekumar (2022). Infrastructure Development – Theory, Practice and Policy. Taylor & Francis. 

  

  • ? Armstrong-Smith, S. (2022). Effective Crisis Management. BPB Publications. 

 

  • Gupta, B.B. (2020). A beginner’s guide to Internet of things security : attacks, applications, authentication, and fundamentals. Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York: Crc Press. 

  

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Recommended Reading? 

 

  • Annarelli, A. and Nonino, F. (2016). Strategic and operational management of organizational resilience: Current state of research and future directions. Omega, [online] 62(1), pp.1–18. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2015.08.004. 

 

  • ?Hepfer, M. and Lawrence, T.B. (2022). The Heterogeneity of Organizational Resilience: Exploring functional, operational and strategic resilience. Organization Theory, 3(1), p.263178772210747. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/26317877221074701.