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Cybersecurity

Essentials of Cybersecurity,

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in any given organization serves a leadership position, protecting the data and digital systems that a company’s employees as well as its customers depend upon.

This course delves into the role that the CISO plays in cybersecurity operations.

Throughout the lessons, learners will explore answers to the following questions: How does cybersecurity work across industries? What is the professionals' point of view? How do we keep information secure?

Coursework will fully explore the CISO’s view from the top, as well as the position’s toolkit, which includes policy, procedures and practices, technologies, awareness training, and audit. It will also dive into the approaches taken in private industry, government, academia, and the military.

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Identify the four domains of cybersecurity and the differences between their rules, regulations, and desired outcomes;
  • Explain the role of the CISO across all domains, and the differences between CISO roles among the domains;
  • Identify cybersecurity specific tools for their appropriate domains and situations.

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Instructor Barbara Endicott-Popovsky
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Language English
Subjects Programming
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Length 6 weeks
Effort 6 weeks, 2–5 hours per week
Starts On Demand (Start anytime)
Cost $199
From University of Washington, UWashingtonX via edX
Instructor Barbara Endicott-Popovsky
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming
Tags Computer Science

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