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HarvardX: Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age

Develop an action plan to reduce system vulnerabilities and minimize damage

Develop an action plan to reduce system vulnerabilities and minimize damage

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This course is offered by , an edX partner
8 weeks
8–11 hours per week
Starts May 1, 2024
Enroll by May 7, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule
8 weeks
8–11 hours per week
Starts May 1, 2024
Enroll by May 7, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

Cyberattacks and threats are no longer a case of if, but rather when. Cybercriminals can use phishing emails to gain passwords and credit card details, install malware that disrupts or destroys a computer network, or even use ransomware to hold information hostage. What can you do to protect your business? The Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age online short course from Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL), in association with HarvardX, offers an in-depth exploration of this complex landscape. This course will help you grow your ability to guard the integrity and confidentiality of your company’s digital information. You’ll learn how to identify and manage operational, litigation, and reputational risk. As you progress through the program, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to conduct vulnerability assessments and locate weaknesses within your organization’s networks, systems, and data, and develop strategies for responding to a cyberattack.Cybersecurity isn’t an IT or tech department responsibility, it’s an organization-wide imperative. That’s why this cybersecurity course is aimed at business leaders and executives, as well as specialists in web security, security administration, or information security roles. In fact, it’s for any professional who wants to understand the full implications of a cyber breach, and have the skills to communicate this to their company and stakeholders. The C-suite or senior management team will learn how to lead their organization in a time of rapidly increasing cyber risk. These leaders will also gain insight into setting an appropriate budget that allows the experts to prepare for and mitigate cyberattacks. This program is also suitably in-depth for cybersecurity professionals – risk analysts, technology specialists, and information security professionals. It unpacks the most common types of cyberattacks, provides strategies for protecting an organization from a threat and its associated risks, and will help professionals develop and lead a cybersecurity plan.

Course curriculum

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Enhance your understanding of cybersecurity complexities with each weekly module of this cybersecurity online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

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

About the certificate

Learn cybersecurity best practices online and earn a premier certificate from Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL), in association with HarvardX.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

$4.24 million

The average cost of a data breach. IBM (Jul, 2021).

270

The average number of cyber attacks a company experiences per year. Accenture (2021).

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