Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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Cyberattacks have become more sophisticated, profitable, and easier to launch in recent years bringing risk to nearly every individual and organization that access the Internet. Organizations of all sizes must develop response strategies, combining business and technical knowledge, in order to mitigate this new area of risk. This two-term Ontario College Graduate Certificate will teach you technical and risk management skills that enable organizations to assess, develop, and enhance both preventative and responsive approaches to mitigating cyber-attacks. You will be taught how to take on mission critical roles guiding organizations to prevent and effectively respond to the latest range of online threats. This program builds on the problem solving and fundamental technology skills you have developed in previous post-graduate computing and/or information technology studies, with a strong emphasis on both business and operational technical skills. Teaching in this program comes from hands-on, real-world technologies and challenges designed by Conestoga’s experienced faculty and researchers. This program has a one-term optional co-op placement. Show less

Courses
Level 1
Course details
Conestoga 101
CON0101

Secure Network Administration
INFO8581

Cyberlaw, Ethics and Privacy
INFO8621

Assessing Corporate Cybersecurity
MGMT8175

Cybersecurity Response Management
MGMT8185

Fundamentals of InfoSec
SECU8010

Computer Security Applications
SECU8020

Case Studies in Cybersecurity Response Planning
SECU8030

Level 2
Course details
Career Management
CDEV8132

Active Threat Management
SECU8040

Cybersecurity Operations Management
SECU8050

Data Reporting and Visualization
SECU8060

Securing the Enterprise
SECU8070

Securing the Small to Medium Sized Business
SECU8080

Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity Response Planning
SECU8090

Program outcomes
Design and evaluate innovative cybersecurity strategies to provide secure solutions for organizational processes and applications.
Create and document processes required for the maintenance and deployment of information controls solutions.
Design and implement cybersecurity solutions and protocols to comply with current security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.
Apply project management tools and techniques to manage the communication and resources invested in responding to an enterprise information security issue.
Evaluate the reliability of information security controls through security audits to identify and address risks.
Develop and deliver internal cybersecurity training to increase awareness and compliance with security policies.
Explain an organization’s information security protocols, policies and audit results by various mechanisms including presentations and written reports tailored to educate the intended audience.
Communicate professionally and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to meet organizational cybersecurity objectives.
Analyze vulnerabilities in networks and integrated systems to identify and recommend potential solutions to security issues.
Develop a plan for personal, career, and entrepreneurial growth to enhance work performance and maintain currency with the industry.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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