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Berkeley Global
Learn to protect computer technology assets using mechanisms to enforce confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. As fraud, identity theft and cyberwarfare continue to occur exponentially, online security is vital. In this course, you examine various mechanisms to implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program within an enterprise organization. Specific mechanisms include security policies, ethics, asset security, security engineering, cryptography, security assessments, security training, threat detection, forensics and software development security.
Prerequisites:
Recommended
- Basic computer literacy
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Explain confidentiality, integrity and availability
- Understand the role of security and risk management
- Appraise the role of a business impact analysis in classifying information
- Appraise emerging threats with mobile, network, cloud and web-based applications
- Identify vulnerability mitigation techniques for threats surrounding mobile, network, cloud and web-based applications
- Apply security assessment techniques
What You Learn
- Security policies
- Ethics
- Asset security
- Security engineering
- Cryptography
- Cyber defense
- Security assessments
- Security training
- Threat detection
- Cyber forensics
- Software development security
How You Learn
- Reading assignments
- In-class discussions
- Writing assignments
- In-class quizzes
- Final project
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is ideal for someone who has no background in cybersecurity, and also for those who may have a basic knowledge but are looking to discover helpful tips. Security continues to be a defining feature of our networked economy, and gaining these skills can help burnish your resume no matter what tech job you have or are aiming to have.
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Spring 2025 enrollment opens on October 21!