Harvard Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL) (Get Smarter Creative)
Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age Online Short Course
Cambridge, USA
Course
DURATION
8 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 2,900
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Aim to equip yourself with a better understanding of cyber risk management that includes the management of operational, litigation, and reputational risk. The Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age online short course will help you assess and mitigate specific vulnerabilities within an organization’s data networks, allowing you to better protect the integrity, security, and confidentiality of your digital assets.
During this course, you'll:
- Understand the role of cyber risk management within an organization.
- Investigate the threats to an organization's critical business systems and data.
- Distinguish the legal and compliance risks for an organization or sector.
- Draft an incident response plan for the event of a cyberattack.
This online short course is presented entirely online, in collaboration with leaders in digital education, GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. Technology meets academic rigor in GetSmarter’s people-mediated model, which enables lifelong learners across the globe to obtain industry-relevant skills that are certified by the world’s most reputable academic institutions. This interactive, supportive teaching model is designed for busy professionals. View the Harvard VPAL Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age online short course on the GetSmarter website to find out about upcoming course dates, the course price, and further information.
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Who is it for?
This online course would benefit security and technology professionals as well as cyber policymakers. It is also developed specifically for business leaders who are looking to understand the business impact of cyber risk. If you want to lead your organization through the complexities of cyber risk management, then this course is for you.
You'll Walk Away With:
- The ability to draft, strategize and develop a cyber risk mitigation strategy, including the appropriate legal and compliance steps that need to be taken when responding to cyberattacks and reporting cyberattacks to law enforcement.
- An in-depth understanding of the different types of cyberattacks, the business systems that are most at risk, and the importance of an organization-wide approach to cybersecurity.
- A premier certificate from Harvard University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, in association with HarvardX, as validation of your newfound cybersecurity knowledge and skills, as well as access to a global network of like-minded cybersecurity professionals.
- Module 1:
Cybersecurity risk is business risk - Module 2:
Identifying the threats to an organization - Module 3:
Identifying important business systems and assets - Module 4:
The crucial role of leadership in managing cyber risk - Module 5:
Understanding your technology - Module 6:
Cyber risk and the law - Module 7:
Incident response and accountability - Module 8:
Designing and implementing a mitigation strategy
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Will I have the time?
GetSmarter's learning model is designed to help you, as a working professional, improve your skills without compromising on work and family responsibilities. The course work is broken up into weekly, manageable modules with incremental deadlines, designed to help you pace yourself over the duration of the course and allow you to work when it suits you best. At the beginning of each week, you'll be presented with all the lectures, notes, and assignments necessary for completion. You also have access to your Success Manager, who will help you set goals and track key milestones, manage your time, and field any administrative requests you might have.