Coventry University - The Future of Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies

The Future of Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies
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Overview

Skills you will learn

What are the course deliverables?

The blurring boundaries between user apps, social networking and monetising devices
Security challenges and opportunities with respect to the growth of massive data stores and the Internet of Things (IoT)

More about this course

On this course, you’ll explore the future of cyber security and how organisations should respond to cyber incidents
You’ll have the chance to examine emerging technologies and the security-related challenges they pose
You’ll discuss the sophistication of growing threats to organisations that conduct their business online and whether or not a bulletproof solution for these threats is possible
You’ll consider what responsibilities corporate and public-sector boards have for oversight of cyber and information security
You’ll then explore critical infrastructure protection and how it relates to the preparedness and response to serious incidents that involve the infrastructure of a region or nation
You’ll also unpack the role of the board, the importance of cross-organisational commitment, and how the digital-dependent business world amplifies the impact of cyber attacks
Explore the impact of new technologies on cyber security and analyse the Gartner Hype Cycle, which details five different emerging technology movements that blur the lines between humans and machines
You’ll consider key reasons why new technology systems can be more vulnerable to cyber attacks due to vulnerabilities in their hardware and software components, and the result of human error
Finally, you’ll discuss the future of threat management, the influence this will have on corporate security and whether workplaces and employees will be able to keep up