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Program Overview

The Cybersecurity Diploma at Dublin Business School is a part-time, 12-week program designed for individuals with non-technical backgrounds or those seeking to enhance their cybersecurity skills. It provides a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals and practical experience in key areas, enabling participants to implement effective cybersecurity measures and communicate its importance to non-technical audiences.

Program Outline

Cybersecurity Diploma at Dublin Business School: Extracted Information

Degree Overview:

• Focus: Cybersecurity fundamentals and practical experience.
• Target Audience: Individuals with non-cognate backgrounds and no technical knowledge or those with cognate background but lacking technical skills and knowledge.
• Learning Outcomes:
• Understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity.
• Gain hands-on practical experience of key cybersecurity areas.
• Implement changes that benefit their respective companies.
• Communicate the importance of cybersecurity to non-technical people.

Outline:

• Format: Online classes, 1 evening per week, 6:15-9:30pm.
• Duration: 12 weeks (part-time).
• Content:
• Secure Web:
• Understanding threats like session hijacking, secure authentication, and SQL injection attacks.
• Secure Systems:
• Performing full penetration testing on systems.
• Understanding the risks of unsecure software and common vulnerabilities.
• Secure Communications:
• Protecting against email phishing and understanding asymmetric (public-key) cryptography.
• Secure Software:
• Examining common software vulnerabilities like buffer overflow, heap overflow, and stack overflow.

Assessment:

• Method: 3 individual assessments focusing on practical application of the topics covered.
• Note: The program is not part of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

Teaching:

• Faculty: Experienced staff with both academic qualifications and substantial practical experience.
• Teaching Methods:
• Classroom sessions.
• Live discussion forums.
• Moodle resources.

Careers:

• Possible Career Paths:
• Cyber Threat Analyst Manager
• Cyber Security Incident Manager
• Security Delivery Manager
• Other cybersecurity-related roles.

Student Profile:

• Individuals starting out in the business world.
• Managers and advisors who need to understand cybersecurity.
• Professionals not directly involved in ICT but responsible for protecting their business from cyber-attacks.

Other:

• Fees: €1,500, including tuition, registration, exam fees, and DBS library membership.
• Next Intake: February 2024.
• Application Contact: admissions@dbs.ie, 01 417 7500.
• DBS Online Courses: Available in various subjects like Digital Marketing & Strategy, Human Resource Management, Leadership, and Psychology.
• DBS Student Facilities: Online Notes System (Moodle), DBS Library, DBS Careers and Appointment Service, subsidized parking, subsidized student canteen.

The fee for our Diploma in Cybersecurity is €1,500. This is inclusive of tuition, registration, exam fees and DBS library membership.