Cybersecurity Management
Certificate
About this program
The Certificate in Cybersecurity Management gives you practical knowledge to guide organizations in protecting their digital assets. You learn to balance technology, policy and strategy. You study enterprise network design, data management, system analysis and security leadership. The curriculum fits both current students and professionals and includes career mentoring and advising to help you step confidently into roles like security analyst, IT security consultant or CISO. It draws on the company-rich network of SF State’s campus near Silicon Valley and the financial district.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Scope
The purpose of the certificate is to prepare students for valuable and exciting careers either directly in or related to the field of cybersecurity. The relevance of this field has been shown to be increasingly important in several industries including healthcare, tourism, finance, fintech, and logistics.
Cybersecurity personnel understand not only the operational components of the technology, but also the organizational implications of policies and compliance and strategic value of governance. Employees in functional and service areas will be more valuable to the organization if they best understand the value and implications that the wide range of cybersecurity will have on organizational decision-making and controlling organization resources. The content students gain by completing this certificate will place them in that select group of employees who will be able to leverage their knowledge for the betterment of their workplace.
The Certificate in Cybersecurity Management expects to target both current students and working professionals of for-profit and non-profit businesses who wish to begin or expand their knowledge of Cybersecurity. These individuals could presently be working in the field of Information Systems or in other functional or service areas of an organization. They might also be finishing their undergraduate degree in any area of study but wish to complement that degree with specialized knowledge of Cybersecurity.
Mentoring and advising about career prospects and skills are integrated into the program. As a part of the program, students will have access to the Career Services & Professional Development Center, which will help students find the most appropriate position for their interests and skill set. Faculty from the Information Systems department also will provide guidance and advising for students in the program.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of the interaction between cybersecurity with business operations.
- Leverage cybersecurity technologies to protect enterprise business processes and assets from security threats.
- Knowledge of tools to implement applications based on emerging cybersecurity technologies to safeguard enterprise strategy and operations.