Decision Making, Scenario Planning and Simulation in Cyber Security

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to

  1. Apply scenario-planning techniques to major contemporary security and criminology-related issues.
  2. Communicate disciplinary knowledge to professional audiences.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of decision-making, bargaining situations and group dynamics in a political-strategic context.
  4. Use tools and software commonly used to attack/protect networks in complex and evolving real-world situations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• MAQ-CYB-MAS-2024 - Master of Cyber Security Analysis

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• MAQ-PICX8951-Simulation in Security and Strategy
• MAQ-PICX8952-Simulation in Criminology
• MAQ-PICX8953-Simulation in Intelligence
• MAQ-PICX8955-Simulation in Counter Terrorism

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

one of

• MAQ-PICX8048-Applied Cyber Security

• MAQ-PICX848 (Not currently available)

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PICX954 (Not currently available)

Others

Admission to MCyberSecAnalysis and (PICX8951 or PICX951 or PICX8952 or PICX952 or PICX8953 or PICX953 or PICX8955 or PICX955)
Co-requisite (PICX8080 or PICX808) and (PICX8040 or PICX840) and (PICX8048 or PICX848) and (PICX8049 or PICX849)
NCCW (pre-2020 units) PICT954
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PICT8954 Simulation in Cyber Security

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.