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Network Environments

Learn the basic rationale for network defence.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Explore a range of stakeholders and regulations that can influence defence

Global connectivity requires organisations to consider who they connect their networks with, what data they are holding and who else may access it.

The network defence manager must be able to assess the risks to the network, manage them appropriately and be able to recognise that not all options are negotiable.

This course highlights a wide range of considerations required for network defence management and the requirements that organisational networks must comply with in order to continue doing business with their stakeholders.

What topics will you cover?

  • Network environments
  • Organisational structure and budget influences
  • Physical and electronic data management and movement
  • Classification of data
  • Standards
  • Internal and external influences on network defence choices

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

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

  • Demonstrate understanding of the external networks that influence the organisations own network defence requirements
  • Demonstrate understanding of environmental and physical risk to the network and appropriate defence controls
  • Assess the risks to the network and be able to justify the level of response/control
  • Demonstrate understanding of the types of data held in the organisations network and therefore the required level of defence
  • Assess the regulatory and international standards to determine the impact on the defence choices for the organisation’s network

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone looking to build their understanding of cyber security and network defence management.

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?

Zilia Iskoujina

I am Senior Lecturer in e-Business in the School of Strategy and Leadership and Associated Researcher in the Centre for Business in Society (CBiS) in Coventry University.

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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