UEH Standard programs in English (100% English)

Accounting Information Security

Tiếng Anh

ACC507163

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By the end of this course, students will be equipped with basic knowledge and practical skills in information security (IS) in general, and accounting information security (AIS) in particular. Learners will be able to grasp an overview of information security and accounting information security in today's volatile business environments. In addition, learners will gain understanding and the ability to analyze practical situations by identifying threats and attacks on information systems, assessing the risk management framework and processes, designing policies, standards, and security implementation practices, and designing information security education, training, and awareness (SETA) programs to build an effective and efficient security plan. Finally, the ability to explain contingency plans and apply logical access controls, some technological controls, and physical access controls to achieve information security and accounting information security objectives will be provided in this course.

In the digital world, ensuring the information security of any organization has a tendency to become an increasing challenge. Threats to information security (including accounting information) such as malware, phishing attacks... are global and sophisticated issues. This is the reason why organizations concentrate on develop the future secure computing environments by trusting the next generation of professionals who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to tackle as well as manage growing and perplexing information security issues.

By completing this course, students are able to have an overview of accounting information security and systems development life cycle in business’ environment in mordern day. It presents knowledge and skills about identifying information system threats and attacks; assessing existing risk management, designing secure implementation policies, standards, and practices to develop an effective and efficient planning for security; applying logical access control and physical access control; and how to implement, maintain, and change the information security program.

With the well-equipped competencies which are provided in this course, students can acquire in-depth knowledge of accounting information security in an IT application environment and show to advance experts in assessment information security (accounting information security) in diverse organizations.