Breaches, cyberattacks and looming regulations have thrust Chief Information Security Officers into the spotlight.
No one can escape cyber attacks. The increasing number and impact of security incidents, and difficulty in finding trusted experts in this new art of war, has driven the demand for security professionals to an all-time high. Most organizations are devoting significant resources to the constant and ongoing vigilance necessary to protect their infrastructure and data. The growth of AI has compounded the conundrum. The courses in this Certificate prepare candidates to manage, lead, and support strategic, tactical, and operational, security initiatives.
- With only 35% of IT and non-IT executives believing that their organizations currently have the required digital leadership skills, the opportunities for digital management education are growing exponentially.
- The success rate of today’s digital initiatives resembles the traditionally low success rate of IT projects. We continue to make the same mistakes.
Information technology security has been among the top ten management concerns since the 1980’s. 75% of the world is covered under privacy laws. Technologies such as computer networks, PCs, the web, and more recently SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) along with SCADA/Internet of Things, Blockchain, AI, Robotics, etc., continually bring new security considerations and challenges to organizations.
Today’s security teams face many challenges that enable sophisticated cyber attackers with an expanding attack surface, an explosion of data, the use of AI, and growing infrastructure complexity. These all impact security teams’ ability to safeguard data, manage user access, and quickly detect and respond to security threats.
AI-powered solutions are available to optimize analysts’ time by accelerating threat detection, expediting responses, and protecting user identity and datasets, while keeping cybersecurity teams in the loop and in charge.
These technologies in concert with changes in regulations, especially in light of the growth of valuable and sensitive information assets stored by organizations (e.g., individuals’ taxes, financial assets, medical records, job performance reviews, trade secrets, new product developments, and customer data), demand a strong focus on security management; the protection of data/information/knowledge.
The purpose of this certificate is to help organizations meet the increasing demand for information security professionals by preparing attendees via a comprehensive practical set of courses addressing the entire IT infrastructure (e.g., data, network, web, applications, systems), as well as the essential management, organizational, and legal considerations.
