Secure e-Learning portal for teaching business continuity and information security management

Abstract

E-Learning portal (EP) developers are facing many security issues to make it a trusted tool for e-Learning. The paper discusses EP usage in blended learning of Masters on the "Business continuity and information security maintenance" (BC&ISM) at the NRNU MEPhI. The motivation of security implementation expedience for EP including a brief overview of typical attacks against EP is given. BC&ISM EP's structure as a protection object is discussed. The key security requirements and functional security subsystem components of a secure BC&ISM EP being able to protect it against the main possible attacks are described.