The Future of Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies

This course will explore cyber security's future and what organisations need to do in response to cyber incidents. You will have the opportunity to learn about emerging technologies and the security challenges they present. The sophistication of the threats posed to organizations that do business online will be discussed and a solution may be possible. Consider the responsibilities of corporate boards and public-sector boards in cyber and information security oversight. Then, you'll explore critical infrastructure protection. This will include how it relates the response to serious incidents that affect the infrastructure of a country or region. The board's role, the importance and impact of cross-organisational engagement, as well as the role of the business sector that is digitally dependent, will be discussed.

Analyze the Gartner Hype Cycle to learn more about the impact of emerging technologies on cyber security. It outlines five emerging technology movements that blur lines between humans, machines and computers. Key reasons that new technology systems are more susceptible to cyber attacks will be discussed. These vulnerabilities can be in the software and hardware components as well as human error. The future of threat management will also be discussed, as well as the impact it will have on corporate security, and whether employees and workplaces will be able keep up.