RMIT University
Cyber Security Risk and Strategy
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Intermediate
- Duration: 6 weeks
- Course Type: Short Course
- Total Price: $1,900
Learn how to prevent attacks, mitigate risks, and adopt best practices in cyber governance. Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility.
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Course overview
You might have heard it before: cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. The latest estimates put the price of online crime in Australia at $1 billion per year. You really don’t want to be part of that statistic.
This is one of the few courses that tackles cybercrime from a strategic perspective. There’s no technical or IT knowledge required. You will be working on how to prepare a cyber security strategy, how to champion and own it and how to communicate this back to your business. This course has been built in collaboration with leading cyber security experts from Palo Alto Networks. It runs entirely online and over six weeks so you can fit it in an around your work life schedule.
Key facts
What you will learn
Module 1: Introduction to Cyber Security Strategy
- Why is cybersecurity important
- Cybersecurity governance, risk and strategy
- NIST Cyber Security Framework
Assignment: Business analysis.
Module 2: Introduction to risk management
- Explore risk analysis and frameworks while learning how to complete a quantitative analysis.
- Understand how to complete a probability and impact matrix.
Assignment: Risk assessment framework.
Module 3: Preventing cyber attacks
- Dealing with risk
- Cybersecurity in the cloud
- Stages of a cyber attack
Assignment: Risk treatment plan.
Module 4: Protecting your business
- Stopping a cyber attack
- Prevention strategies and techniques
Assignment: Control recommendations.
Module 5: Response and recovery
- Incident management
- Managing disclosure
Assignment: Incident response plan.
Module 6: What's next?
- Tap into industry experts
- Future exploration on emerging trends
Project: Submit your final project.
Who should attend
RMIT's Cyber Security Risk and Strategy course is ideal for:
- Mid-senior managers looking to gain the skills to implement a cyber strategy within the organisation.
- Consultants, IT professionals and entrepreneurs who have little exposure to cybersecurity want to instil cybersecurity practices into their teams or businesses.
How will you learn
With access to a specialised lab, you’ll get hands-on with the tools and create your cybersecurity strategy by the end of this course.
Who You Will Learn From
Learner Success Team
RMIT Online
Our learner success team are here to help you with 1:1 coaching, tips on how to successfully study online, and any questions or concerns you may have.
Nazia Mastali
Expert Industry Mentor
As a cybersecurity professional and risk expert mentor, Nazia focuses on supporting the student's learning experience rather than creating or delivering content. She facilitate students' success by guiding, motivating, and engaging them through appropriate mentoring approaches and hands-on projects. She emphasises the practical cybersecurity strategies and risk methodologies to drive the development of industry-relevant skills and employability.
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