Cybersecurity in Organisations
Cybersecurity in Organisations
As cybersecurity threats become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, organisations of all stripes require the expertise to remain secure. This course is ideal for all cybersecurity managers wanting to better understand the cyber-threat landscape and how to protect organisations. Developed with the Academic Centre of Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCSE), this course is…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As cybersecurity threats become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, organisations of all stripes require the expertise to remain secure. This course is ideal for all cybersecurity managers wanting to better understand the cyber-threat landscape and how to protect organisations. Developed with the Academic Centre of Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCSE), this course is closely aligned with industry standards. Understand how to detect cyber threat actors: Learn about the complex threat landscape and how to profile threat actors, including exploring threat-actor typology; advanced Persistent Threats (APTs); the APT Operational Line framework and phases of sophisticated cyber-actors. Explore how cybersecurity protects organisations: Learn the role of cybersecurity in protecting information resources in organisations, and what the various cybersecurity requirements are. Explore cybersecurity models and frameworks; cybersecurity properties; cyber strategy objectives for modern organisations, and more. Identify and perform a cyber threat assessment: Gain the skills to create templates for profiling cyber threat actors and to evaluate whether a template will be effective, given the cybersecurity requirements of organisations.
Skills and learning outcomes: By the end of this course, you will be able to: Create a template for profiling cyber threat actors, demonstrating a sound knowledge of cybersecurity requirements and the cyber-threat landscape; Apply critical thinking skills to publicly available sources of knowledge to generate a cyber-threat actor profile; Evaluate the utility of the template given the cybersecurity requirements of organisations.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
