Integration of Privacy and Security

Catalog description

Exploration of technological, operational, organizational and regulatory issues related to maintenance of individual privacy, confidentiality of organizations, and information protection. SRA 472 Integration of Privacy and Security (3)This course is designed to introduce students to the major organizational, technical, operational and regulatory issues in information privacy and security, and to give them experience in performing a privacy analysis, designing privacy-aware applications and developing privacy policy in organizations. Topics covered include: conceptualizations and theories of privacy and security, privacy laws and compliance, building a privacy organizational infrastructure, integrating privacy in the software development process, performing a privacy analysis, privacy issues in outsourcing and cross-border data transfers, integrating privacy into customer relationship management and vendor management, information systems audit and intentional standards on privacy and security. This course will mix technical details, applied value and organizational insights of assuring privacy and security through the use of case studies, real-life problems, hands-on exercises and team projects.