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Gain a deeper understanding of how risk management and policy defend against cyber threat. Develop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practices, taught by leading experts, and earn a shareable digital certificate.
Gain a deeper understanding of how risk management and policy defend against cyber threat.
Level up with micro-credentialsIndustry-ready skillsDevelop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practice you can apply immediately.
Taught by leading expertsLearn from internationally recognised academics and professionals with years of on the ground experience.
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To enrol, you require an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
As cybersecurity threats become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, organisations of all stripes require the expertise to remain secure.
This course is ideal for cybersecurity managers wanting to gain the skills to better understand risk and policy to ensure their organisations are protected from cyber threat.
Developed with the Academic Centre of Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCSE), this course is aligned with industry standards.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the security of risk management. Explore key aspects of processes that identify, assess and evaluate risk and deficiencies.
Consider the role and function of cybersecurity policy within organisations. Examine the motivating factors for retaining cybersecurity policy and how to ensure policies are high-quality and effective.
Examine the principles of (Cyber)security education, training and awareness (SETA). Explore the distinctions between each element and the steps needed to develop and implement a successful SETA campaign.
Drawing on your new knowledge, you'll undertake a case analysis of an organisation, examining risk, policy and SETA practices, and recommend how these can be enhanced.
This micro-credential is ideal for current and aspiring cybersecurity managers. It's valuable for everyone from Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) to IT Security Managers and Security Operations Centre (SOC) Managers.
To enrol, you require an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
This micro-credential has been developed with the Academic Centre of Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCSE) and is closely aligned with industry standards.
Learning and content has been informed by curriculum guidelines developed by the Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education as well as ISACA's Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Body of Knowledge, meaning you can be confident your knowledge is up-to-date, applicable to the industry, and that you are well-placed to meet the growing demand for highly knowledgeable cybersecurity managers across sectors such as banking, high-tech manufacturing and government.
By the end of this course, you'll have an advanced understanding of cybersecurity risk and policy within your organisation. You'll be able to:
This course runs over four weeks, including one pre-teaching week, two weeks for delivery and one week for assessment.
Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:
Assessment:
Once you've completed this course, you will be awarded your Cybersecurity Management Practices micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your personal platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.
Cybersecurity Management Practices is part of the Cybersecurity Management series. To take this micro-credential, you first need to complete Cybersecurity in Organisations. Once you've completed these two, you can then go on to take the other micro-credentials in the series to deepen your knowledge and skills.
Cybersecurity Management includes:
This micro-credential has been developed with the Academic Centre of Cybersecurity Excellence (ACCSE) based in the University of Melbourne's School of Computing and Information Systems, meaning learning is backed by leading research.
In our innovative online learning environment, you'll engage with other industry professionals and be guided through relevant case studies and emerging cyber strategy topics and trends. Fully online delivery provides a convenient way to develop your skillset, from a location that suits you.
This micro-credential will expire five years from the date of issue as particular knowledge and/or skills may either need to be refreshed or become outdated.