Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity

Please find more information on the program website: Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity.

This course is a career accelerator for those who want to learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity engineering from MIT faculty.

• Early-career IT professionals, network engineers, and systems administrators wanting to specialize in cybersecurity as a way to move up in a high-growth field with high-demand job opportunities.
• IT project managers and engineering managers who want to improve their organization's preparedness and response against cyberattacks and grow their career as leaders in cybersecurity strategies.
• Mid- or later-career IT professionals looking to switch to cybersecurity as a specialty to refresh their career and take advantage of the demand for cybersecurity talent.

For more details, please download the brochure. 

Please reach out directly to Emeritus with any questions via [e-mail].

Please see below for some basic information about the course. 

Length of course	24 weeks
Hours of effort per week	15 - 20 hours per week
Cost	$6950 USD

This program is organized into three main sections: Introduction to Cybersecurity, Defensive Cybersecurity, and Offensive Cybersecurity. Whether you are just starting your IT career or expanding into a new specialty, this comprehensive program will equip you with the skills needed to excel in the field of cybersecurity. This 24-week program includes the following modules:

 

Week 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity Risk Management

 

Week 2: Cybersecurity Foundation Concepts

 

Week 3: Federal Government Role: Law, Operations, and Standards

Week 4: Threats and Vulnerabilities

 

Week 5: Cybersecurity for Critical Urban Infrastructure

 

Week 6: Identity and Access Management (IAM) Concepts

 

Week 7: IAM Layers and Technology

 

Week 8: Preparing for a Job in Cybersecurity Risk Management

 

Week 9: Introduction to Defense and Network Administration

 

Week 10: Cryptography

 

Week 11: Security Operations Center (SOC)

 

Week 12: Incident Response (IR)

 

 

Week 13: Secure Systems Administration

 

Week 14: Secure Network Administration

 

Week 15: Cloud Security

 

Week 16: Preparing for a Job in Cybersecurity Operations

 

Week 17: Introduction to Offensive Cybersecurity

 

Week 18: Penetration Testing, Part 1

 

Week 19: Penetration Testing, Part 2

 

Week 20: Social Engineering

 

Week 21: Artificial Intelligence

 

Week 22: Policy and Privacy, Regulation, and Data Governance

 

Week 23: OT and IoT Risk

 

Week 24: Preparing for a Job in Offensive Cybersecurity Operations