CS X403 - Applied Cybersecurity and Crisis Analysis

Course Description

This capstone course is designed for consolidating the knowledge and skills students gained during the previous courses. During the capstone project, you will:

• identify internal assets and business critical systems that need to be protected from cyber attack
• investigate the threats to an organization’s critical business systems and data
• implement appropriate technologies to mitigate the risk of cyber threats
• learn the appropriate response to a breach in an organization’s cybersecurity

Learner Outcomes

• Gain hands-on experience in conducting a risk analysis of the current cybersecurity stance, incorporating the company IT strategy, developing a cybersecurity strategy for an organization
• Demonstrate understanding regarding how to recommend technologies to secure the three key dimensions of an organization’s cybersecurity, namely the system, the network, and crucial data
• Propose an effective incident response plan that addresses a cybersecurity breach
• Manage external stakeholder demands, communication, and pressure.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Applied Cybersecurity : Required
• Applied Cybersecurity Fundamentals : Required