Postgraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Operations

Applications are open for September 2024. 

This Certificate has been developed in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) Cyber Defence Center.

• The modules, content and delivery have been created in collaboration with HPE to ensure that the required skillset is available to all organisations (cyber specific or not), to proactively and reactively mitigate against cyberattack operations.
• Organisations implement security measures to protect against data loss. Risk and compliance controls implemented within an organisation often fail to protect the organisation against a cyberattack incident. In such an event, cybersecurity operations respond to the incident and defend the compromised vulnerability.
• The aim of the Certificate is to educate IT practitioners in systematically responding to cyberattack incidents. It examines the tools to identify threat actors. Models and frameworks are followed to manage the response. Data analytics can use tools such as machine learning to identify anomalies in organisational IT traffic. Cybersecurity Operations involves implementing secure architecture to defend against vulnerable systems. It can be considered the stage when risk and compliance has failed.

Delivery

Blended delivery - One day per month is provided for in a classroom environment and computer lab.

This is optional but does give the student an environment to discuss module content.  Computer labs are used to examine cyber analytical tools, frameworks, models, machine learning and investigative platforms.  However this lab work will need to be replicated asynchronously for
self-directed research in modules.

One day per term is mandatory to assess the abilities of the student to present continuous assessment work on each of the modules.  This ensures that timelines are being adhered to and the presentation of their work contributes significantly to the module’s overall assessment marks.

Fees and Funding

The Total Fees (EU Fees) for this programme can be found on our Fees & Funding webpage - Fees & Funding | ATU - Atlantic Technological University. 

Applications

Please select application type L9***.

Places will be awarded on academic merit. If all places have not been filled by applicants holding the required entry requirement (Level 8 Major Award) Recognised Prior Learning may be offered to those holding a Level 7 degree plus 3 years work experience.

Contact Us

School:                          School of Business

Department:                  Department of Business, Humanities & Technology

Head of Department:    Michael Gill 

Email: michael.gill@atu.ie

Admissions Contact

Email  learn.galwaymayo@atu.ie