Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Management (Online) University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development

Program Overview

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Course overview

You develop a strong range of transferable skills, including:

• the ability to communicate complex issues to a non-specialist audience

• how to create and maintain and audit trail of vulnerability analysis activities

• a critical understanding of cyber security risk management and governance

• evaluation of cyber vulnerability and threats to an organisation using digital tools

• the ability to evaluate a broad range of techniques used to identify cyber security vulnerabilities

• how to identify the professional, ethical and legal issues associated with risk and vulnerability analysis.

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Course details

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What you study

• The core principles and definitions of cyber risk management, behavioural influences on risk management, risk perception and tolerance and standards and guidance.

• Governance models, security culture and enacting cyber policies.

• System and component levels, risk elements, risk methods and security metrics.

• Attack models, physical attacks, and which attacks are the most common and the countermeasures that can be used against them.

• The types and plans of vulnerability analysis, scanning, audit trail and record keeping, and reporting results.

• A range of social, legal, ethical and professional considerations.

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How you learn

You learn through our purpose-built, online environment.

You have access to a wealth of learning and are supported by expert staff in this field, and you work collaboratively to develop your technical skills and knowledge.

Content is provided in bite-size blocks utilising a range of tools, including:

• recorded keynotes

• video materials with associated activities

• readings and accompanying interactive exercises

• podcast/vodcast discussions and demonstrations

• discussion forums

• online case study analysis

• recordings of practical activities

• virtual classroom activities

• online supervision.

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How you are assessed

You learn through our purpose-built, online environment.

You have access to a wealth of learning and are supported by expert staff in this field, and you work collaboratively to develop your technical skills and knowledge.

Content is provided in bite-size blocks utilising a range of tools, including:

• recorded keynotes

• video materials with associated activities

• readings and accompanying interactive exercises

• podcast/vodcast discussions and demonstrations

• discussion forums

• online case study analysis

• recordings of practical activities

• virtual classroom activities

• online supervision.

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Employability

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Career opportunities

The credits gained from completing this short course could be used towards further study on our MSc Cyber Security (Online) course, or the on-campus equivalent, MSc Cyber Security.

Salaries in cyber security can be substantial. An IT security analyst and admin at entry level can earn from £42,000 to around £55,000. With experience and career progression, you might earn between £60,000 to £78,000 as an IT security manager, and £75,000 to £90,000 as an IT security architect.

As a cryptographer in the data encryption field, salaries range from £50,000 all the way up to £80,000 in London. Regular monitoring and benchmarking is now a key focus for employers, so as a security auditor you could earn up to £60,000.

Source: www.hays.co.uk