This course is part of the program Digital Security Risk, which is one of the building blocks that leads to a degree in Master of Business Administration (Cyber Security Management). Find out more.

Develop your knowledge of cyber security in today’s world

Cyber attacks have major implications for individuals, governments and businesses. No one can afford to be complacent about cyber security.

This course introduces some of the most significant issues, challenges and opportunities shaping today’s global cyber security landscape.

You will explore emerging cyber security risks, types of cyber attacks and the impact that they can have on organisations, and the specific threats posed by new technologies.

What topics will you cover?

Current and emerging security implications
Networks and security, loss of the traditional LAN and LAN perimeter
Consumerisation of corporate technology through apps, tablets and smartphones
Client-side threats, web-server security, web-applications security
Operating system security
Concepts, problems and issues related to modern technologies

When would you like to start?

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of relevant knowledge about organisations, their external context and how they are managed
Demonstrate an understanding of the changing cyber threat landscape and the developments in cyberspace
Apply knowledge to a range of situations including IT security, finance, accounting, and organisational behaviour, taking account of the inter-relationships of these topics and their interactions with the business and the industry and external environment
Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate techniques sufficient to allow detailed investigation into relevant cybersecurity management issues

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone looking to increase their knowledge of cyber security and protect themselves against cyber attacks.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Anitha Chinnaswamy

Anitha Chinnaswamy is an Assistant Professor at the Coventry Business School. As a Research Associate with CBiS, she is involved in teaching & research that pertains to data & information management.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

Established
1992
Location
Coventry

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