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DIFT2007

Information security management

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Cybersecurity terminology and history, legal and ethical issues in cybersecurity, vulnerability in digital infrastructures, identities, authentication and authorization, human aspects of cybersecurity, basic threat profiling, future visions for a more secure digital society. Information security management systems (ISMS), frameworks for security work, standards 27001 and 27002, risk analyzes, security policy, security culture and evaluation.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

the candidate can:

  • explain the application of the standards ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 with emphasis on both connections and differences between them
  • explain a step-by-step plan for the introduction of an information security management system and account for critical success factors in each of the phases
  • explain the importance of information security for the company's finances and reputation
  • give an account of the most commonly used concepts in cybersecurity as well as the subject's most important historical development
  • explain how vulnerabilities in digital infrastructures can arise and how the most common vulnerabilities can be counteracted

Skills:

the candidate can:

  • make an assessment of strategy and measures for anchoring the safety work, based on a prior analysis of the situation in a specific company
  • carry out a risk analysis for a specific company based on a standard procedure and prioritize and implement relevant measures to reduce the risk value for identified threats
  • propose a strategy to involve both the company's own employees and any external expertise in the change processes related to the introduction of an ISMScarry out basic threat profiling and risk analysis
  • use tools to protect identities from common security attacks

General competence:

the candidate can:

  • account for society's vulnerability as a consequence of cybersecurity challenges
  • can search for and apply relevant subject matter to shed light on a given problem
  • convey subject matter both in writing and orally

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, major project work in groups, supervision meetings

Compulsory assignments

  • Compulsory assignments

Further on evaluation

Compulsory assignments: 6 exercises must be approved before you are allowed to take the exam.

The re-sit exam might be changed to oral exam.

The re-sit examination is held in November/December.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Digital Business Development (ITBAITBEDR)

Required previous knowledge

The course has study requirements, and is reserved for students admitted to the Bachelor in Digital Forretningsutvikling (Digital Business Development).

Course materials

Stated at the start of the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IBED2003 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
IINI2009 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
IDRI2004 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
INFT2001 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
IFUD1119 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
DCST1002 5 sp Autumn 2025
DCST2005 2.5 sp Autumn 2025
DCSG2005 2.5 sp Autumn 2025
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Computer Science

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Re-sit examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date 2025-11-21 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL110 hvit sone
5 candidates

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.