The aim of this ten-week ExpertTrack is to develop your knowledge to secure networks. This ExpertTrack aims to develop your understanding of cyber attacks, effective defence, and crisis management.

Explore the range of potential threats to a network and the ways to assess them for likelihood and impact. Look at ways to determine the level of defence required to manage these threats within the tolerances of an organisation and as appropriate for the data held.

Create a secure network

Over the course of this ExpertTrack, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the core concept of cyber security, and to equip yourself with the knowledge you need to detect vulnerabilities. Explore how to develop attack profiles for conventional networks, security architectures and advanced protection methods and investigate testing, monitoring and audit, including advanced protection methods.

Discover data management techniques

As part of this ExpertTrack, you will have the opportunity to learn about physical and electronic data management and movement, which helps to ensure that the data in a system is accurate, available and accessible.

Explore the history of the internet and cyber security

In order to develop your understanding of network defence management, you will have the opportunity to explore the chronological developments of IT, to help you gain a historical perspective.

Look at future cyber threats like AI

It’s important to think about future issues that may arise during your career in network security, including artificial intelligence, state hacking and quantum technologies.