Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management

Course Provider

School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCSE)

Certification

FlexiMasters

Academic Unit

1

Introduction

This course introduces the concept of viewing cybersecurity through the lens of risk management. Specifically, learners will gain an understanding of how an organisation should determine its allocation of resources for security based on risk assessment. This approach enables an organisation to optimise its security measures within the constraints of its budget and other available resources, all while effectively aligning with its business objectives and compliance requirements. Accordingly, the course provides a comprehensive overview of the key conceptual tools necessary for conducting risk analysis.
Furthermore, the course delves deeper into advanced subjects, providing detailed insights into the role of cyber threat intelligence and audits in the context of cybersecurity risk management. Additionally, it covers the process of business continuity planning, essential for managing security events of high intensity that could potentially disrupt normal business operations.

 

 

This course is part of:

- Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust
- FlexiMasters in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust

Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
  2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
  3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)

 


This course aims to equip learners to understand and describe different techniques for risk assessment and analysis, and how these exercises help optimize an organization’s security posture subject to budgetary constraints. Furthermore, learners will learn about the role of security audits and business continuity plans to achieve proper cybersecurity 
risk management. 

 

At the end of the course, learners will be able to: 

  • Explain the usage of typical conceptual tools used for risk analysis. 
  • Explain security management from a risk management perspective. 
  • Describe practical mechanisms for managing risk. 
  • Analyse real world case studies from the perspective of cybersecurity risk management.
This course aims to equip learners to understand and describe different techniques for risk assessment and analysis, and how these exercises help optimize an organization’s security posture subject to budgetary constraints. Furthermore, learners will learn about the role of security audits and business continuity plans to achieve proper cybersecurity 
risk management. 

This programme is suitable for participants working/ intending to work in the cybersecurity industry. Prior knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) modules will be an advantage.

Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
  2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
  3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)

Standard Course Fee: S$2,180

SSG Funding Support

 Course fee

Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes

 

BEFORE funding & GST

AFTER funding & 9% GST

Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding)

S$2,000.00

S$654.00

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

S$254.00

SCs aged ≥ 40 years old
SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
(Up to 90% funding)

  • Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
  • NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

 

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Assoc Prof Anwitaman Datta

Dr. Anwitaman Datta is currently an associate professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at NTU, 
with a joint courtesy appointment with the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Additionally, he serves as a Senior Scientific Officer in a consulting role with a fintech start-up QPQ.IO and had previously been a nonexecutive director of Qiv Storage which he had co-founded. He obtained his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, and before that, a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT 
Kanpur). His research expertise is in the areas of distributed systems (e.g., blockchains), security & privacy  and applications of data science. At NTU, he teaches several specialized courses spanning the Cybersecurity and Data Science domains, at the undergraduate as well as master's and PhD levels, including courses aimed at working professionals pursuing life-long learning. Outside NTU, he has conducted guest courses in several European and Asian universities, including at KTH Stockholm (Sweden), University of Warsaw (Poland), University of Calcutta (India), IIT Indore (India) and Technion (Israel), as well as training courses for and at law enforcement agencies. 

 

COURSE TITLEACADEMIC UNIT
Foundations of Cybersecurity
1
Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management1
Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management1
Payment Flows
1
Cyber Fraud Loss Cycle
1
Mastercard Cybersecurity Tools1
Cybercriminal Profiling 1
Enterprise Cyber Risk Management 1
Insider Threat1
Corporate Security Structure1
Public-Private Sector Partnerships1
Intelligence Life Cycle1
Introduction to Cryptography1
Hardware Trojan Threats and Countermeasures 1
Hardware Security and Design for Trust1


    Listed courses are:

    • Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (total 9 AUs) and FlexiMasters in Cybersecurity and Digital Trust (15 AUs)

    Learners are encouraged to complete the following core courses before enrolling in the remaining courses:

    1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (1 AU)
    2. Basic Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)
    3. Intermediate Cybersecurity Risk Management (1 AU)