INFO3616 Principles of Security Engineering (University of Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
INFO3616 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 安全工程原理
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to the many facets of security in the digital and networked world, the challenges that IT systems face, and the design principles that have been developed to build secure systems and counter attacks. The unit puts the focus squarely on providing a thorough understanding of security principles and engineering for security.
INFO3616 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Don’t be specialised in CyberSec here. The units related to Cybersecurity are bullshit except INFO3616/CSEC3616 taught by Suranga. If you are keen on Cybersecurity units here, take that unit only and then leave it alone."
On Reddit: "Can't speak for 3419, but when I took 3616 it was not a great unit. It had been stripped of a lot of the actual programming content and was left with more general knowledge stuff (so a lot of things about preventing different attacks were just mentioned and not actually shown). …"
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Q: Is INFO3616 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches INFO3616, and when is it offered?
A: INFO3616 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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