Program Overview - Advanced Cybersecurity

More than 10,000 data breaches have occurred in the past 15 years, with an average of more than one breach per day. While these breaches varied in scope and disruption, most had one thing in common: they were preventable. In this online cybersecurity program, you’ll learn to identify potential risks, assess the impact, and respond effectively. You’ll understand how to protect networks, build secure infrastructures, secure electronic assets, prevent attacks, ensure the privacy of your customers, and protect your organization’s reputation. You’ll study research and learn best practices from leading Stanford faculty and cybersecurity professionals, all leaders in the field, from companies that include Google, LinkedIn, Symantec, and LifeLock. · Develop solutions that protect information, data, and communications from unauthorized access, data corruption, and customer lifecycle disruption · Find vulnerabilities in your organization, and design more secure systems with proven methods · Prevent and defend against common cybersecurity attacks · Apply principles of secure coding to find and mitigate vulnerabilities in first-party and third-party code · Practice key organizational management techniques to protect data across all applications and platforms, including identity, access management, and cloud environments · Create company policies that follow regulatory compliance and protect customer data Learn more about the program: https://online.stanford.edu/programs/advanced-cybersecurity-program