Foundations of Cyber Security (CPD course)

In this course, you will:

• Learn about current threats, such as phishing attacks and how to establish best practice password policies.
• Gain an understanding of the properties of encryption and how to use it to protect confidential data and email.
• Use tools to capture and analyse IP based traffic to identify malicious activity.

This CPD course is designed for people employed in IT, financial and HR management; systems and network administrators; law enforcement officers and agents or anyone seeking to develop their knowledge and skills in the field of cyber security.

Convenience

All of our CPD courses are taught in 4 day block mode meaning that you can complete your chosen course in one convenient commitment.

Relevance

Through our partnership with our Industrial Advisory Group consisting of Airbus, BT, Deloitte UK and Rolls Royce, we can ensure the relevance of our courses to real organisational needs.

High Quality

All of our CPD courses are taught by leading experts from our research centres in our dedicated high-end labs.

Pathway

By completing an academic top-up, our CPD courses can be used as credits towards our Cyber Technology MSc.

This CPD course is delivered by our experts from the Cyber Technology Institute (CTI). 

The institute provides outstanding training and high quality research and consultancy services in the fields of cyber security, software engineering and digital forensics.

Bringing together the experience and expertise of the following  research centres:

• The Cyber Security Centre (CSC)
• The Software Technology Research Laboratory (STRL)
• The Context Intelligence and Interaction Research Group (CIIRG)
• Mobile Cognitive Systems (MCS) Research Group

With the support and endorsement of an Industrial Advisory Group which includes: Airbus, BT, Deloitte and Rolls-Royce; the Cyber Technology Institute is able to ensure that its courses are relevant to, and up-to-date with, the current cyber security challenges faced by industry; thus ensuring that its students and graduates have the core skills to meet these challenges within their employers’ organisations.

The Cyber Technology Institute is also proud to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence in SCADA cyber security and forensics by Airbus Group.

Furthermore, the Cyber Technology Institute works with industrial and public sector partners to deliver premium business products and consultancy services to solve real-world problems in relation to cyber threats and information security responsibilities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CPD COURSES

Please visit www.dmu.ac.uk/cybertech or contact us cybertech.support@dmu.ac.uk