The objective of this course is to enlighten every individual to know the importance of information and its security for an organisation. This course provides sufficient knowledge to understand the detailed structure of the information flow within/outside the organisation and provides the information to identify the points of vulnerabilities. It also briefs few security techniques such as firewalls, cryptography to avoid or control the information theft. This course briefs lot of security standards, policies and components of network security.

In today's world of electronic commerce on the Internet, the need for secure communications is obviously crucial. Cryptographic technologies provide enterprises with the best mechanism of protecting their information, without putting the business at risk by exposing it on the Internet. The main goal of studying Cryptography Fundamentals is to acquire an in-depth knowledge about cryptography concepts such as, CIA triad, functionality of hash, types of algorithms and to practice key management.

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the intriguing and interesting world of ethical hacking. With the ever-growing scope of Information Systems and the intricacies in the way different types of systems are interconnected, the world is waking up to challenges to keep information secure. Because of the tremendous implications this has on an organisation’s credibility and performance, companies are being pushed to implement a dedicated team of information security personnel, who are experts in studying the vulnerabilities present within and outside the system that may attract hackers. In order for them to do this with utmost perfection, it becomes important for them to learn how hackers work and be able to hack into the system, but ethically.