MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity

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MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
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Emeritus
Overview

Assess risk, improve defenses, and make your organization cyber resilient with the MIT xPRO edge and give your resume the MIT xPRO advantage !

Duration	10 months
Total fee	₹2.62 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
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Emeritus
Highlights

Earn a certificate from MIT xPRO
Insights and case studies from renowned MIT faculty
Create a capstone network development project for a job portfolio
Prepare for IAM Analyst, SOC Analyst and Apprentice Penetration Tester roles
Job placement assistance from partner companies via Emeritus Career Services
Hands-on learning from case studies and cybersecurity concepts to real-world organizations
Personalized feedback, job placement support, career guidance, and network development

MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
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Emeritus
Course details

Skills you will learn

Networking Ethical Hacking Risk Management Operations Cyber Security

Who should do this course?

For mid and senior career professionals who are looking to improve their organization?s preparedness and response against cyberattacks
For graduates and early career professionals with or without prior experience in the IT field who want to specialize in cybersecurity

What are the course deliverables?

Utilize real-world insights from current cybersecurity professionals
Understand the operational realities of cybersecurity implementation strategies
Apply cybersecurity concepts to real-world organizations and cyberattack scenarios
Explore the landscape of various network threats and vulnerabilities and evaluate responses
Digital journal of your learning along with a capstone presentation to share with potential employers

More about this course

This certificate program will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity focused on the defensive and offensive aspects of technology
Benefit from receiving personalized feedback from program leaders, insights from guest speakers, career coaching, mentorship from leading faculty who are thought leaders in the field
The NIST CSF framework is threaded throughout the entire program as a commonly used framework. It is a widely used cybersecurity framework that encompasses guidelines for organizations to prepare themselves against cybersecurity attacks
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is discussed in the defensive cybersecurity section. This framework includes domains covering the aspects of cloud technology
The MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base is explored deeper in the offensive and defensive pieces of this program. It contains adversary tactics and techniques that are utilized as the foundational development of specific threat models and methodologies

MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
at
Emeritus
Curriculum

Section 0 - Orientation

Section 1 - Introduction to Cybersecurity

Module 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity Risk Management

Module 2: Cybersecurity Foundation Concepts

Module 3: Federal Government Role: Law, Operations, and Standards

Module 4: Threats and Vulnerabilities

Module 5: Cybersecurity for Critical Urban Infrastructure

Module 6: Identity and Access Management (IAM) Concepts

Module 7: IAM Layers and Technology

Module 8: Preparing for a Job in Cybersecurity Risk Management

Section 2 - Defensive Cybersecurity

Module 9: Introduction to Defensive Cybersecurity

Module 10: Cryptography

Module 11: Security Operations Center (SOC)

Module 12: Incident Response (IR)

Module 13: Secure Systems Administration

Module 14: Secure Network Administration

Module 15: Cloud Security

Module 16: Preparing for a Job in Cybersecurity Operations

Section 3 - Offensive Cybersecurity

Module 17: Introduction to Offensive Cybersecurity

Module 18: Penetration Testing Part 1

Module 19: Penetration Testing Part 2

Module 20: Social Engineering

Module 21: Artificial Intelligence

Module 22: Policy and Privacy, Regulation, and Data Governance

Module 23: OT and IoT Risk

Module 24: Preparing for a Job in Offensive Cybersecurity Operations

MIT xPRO - Post Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
at
Emeritus
Faculty details

Keri Pearlson

Dr. Pearlson is the executive director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan: The Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (IC)3.

Nickolai Zeldovich

Dr. Zeldovich is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2008.

Daniel J. Weitzner

Daniel Weitzner is the founding director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative and principal research scientist at CSAIL.