Machine Learning and Security (COMP90098)

Please note: this subject is delivered wholly online and only open to students enrolled in the wholly online Master of Cyber Security (MC-CYBSCMO). Subjects in this course are delivered in an online accelerated learning model and therefore, students typically enrol in one 12.5 credit point subject per online teaching term.

This subject integrates the study of Machine Learning and Security Analytics to address the growing challenges of data protection in our increasingly data-dependent world.

Students will learn the intellectual foundations of machine learning, including the mathematical principles of learning from data, algorithms, and data structures, alongside practical data analysis skills. Simultaneously, the course will explore how to protect data and automate its analysis to detect, predict, and prevent privacy and security vulnerabilities, leveraging machine learning techniques to manage the sheer volume and complexity of modern data and security threats.