UBC Micro-certificate in Cybersecurity Strategy and Risk Management

The UBC Micro-certificate in Cybersecurity Strategy and Risk Management equips you with the skills to establish, roll out and manage robust cybersecurity policies for your organization. Learn how to develop and implement plans to identify, evaluate and respond to cybersecurity risks.

By the end of this program, you’ll be able to:

• assess your organizational understanding of cybersecurity concepts, and assemble policies by applying a layered defence-in-depth approach
• integrate good cybersecurity practices into your organization, and create a cybersecurity policy document
• evaluate the current cybersecurity risks associated with your infrastructure and software while diagnosing organizational readiness for popular threat vectors and remediations
• critically assess and explain the value of implementing cybersecurity controls to manage and minimize cybersecurity risks.

Throughout the program, you also acquire the skills to communicate and advocate for your strategies and plans, with an emphasis on using inclusive, non-racialized language. You also have the opportunity to create a supportive network of peers for knowledge exchange and information sharing through an online discussion forum.

Who is This Program For?

This program is designed for:

• leaders and professionals responsible for their organizations’ cybersecurity policies and risk management planning
• executives who need to evaluate and decide on cybersecurity initiatives and budgets
• technology professionals who need to understand and manage cybersecurity risks, or who advise, design and build secure systems.

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business or computer and technology students can also benefit from the skills taught in this program. 

A technical skillset is not required for this program, however, technical concepts are discussed and linked back to organization goals and operations. Take advantage of optional pre-readings to become familiar with technical concepts covered in the courses. Each course also offers optional technical deep dives for learners with an information technology background. Familiarity with management information systems, business applications, the internet of things or general technology topics is an asset.