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CSEC3888: Cybersecurity Project
2026 unit information
The Cybersecurity project will provide students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and practise the skills acquired in the prerequisite and qualifying units, in the context of designing and building a substantial cybersecurity system in diverse application domains including life sciences. Students will need to demonstrate sensible application of cybersecurity knowledge and skills in their project including deciding on most suitable authentication protocols, cryptographic primitives, security assessment strategies, security proofs (if applicable). Working in groups for an external client combined with academic supervision, students will need to carry out the full range of activities including requirements capture, analysis and design, coding, testing and documentation. Students will use the XP methodology and make use of professional tools for the management of their project.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(INFO1110 or INFO1910) and INFO1113 and (COMP2017 or COMP2907) and ISYS2120 |
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Corequisites:
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ELEC3506 |
| Prohibitions:
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INFO3600 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Produce written reports of student’s work that aligns with their discipline standards and is professional for project delivery.
- LO2. Give an oral presentation of student’s work and its rationale to the student’s discipline
- LO3. Demonstrate skills of working with their peers in a small group and the clients to deliver substantial outputs for clients.
- LO4. Follow a systematic process of work, with appropriate mechanisms for mitigating risks, such as unforeseen factors and delays.
- LO5. Use previously unfamiliar tools and to integrate with previously unfamiliar software/systems, learning their use from examples and documentation.
- LO6. Demonstrate analytic and problem solving skills through working with clients to discover their needs, and demonstrate that the delivered results meet those needs。
- LO7. Apply discipline and expertise in computer science to solve problems, and meet the needs of clients.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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