The Professional Diploma in Cyber Governance is designed to equip professionals with a thorough and hands-on understanding of the legal and human aspects of cybersecurity. The program delves into the complexities of cyber law, examining the influence of legal frameworks such as intellectual property rights, privacy regulations, and digital contracts on the digital landscape. Additionally, it highlights the critical importance of human behavior in cybersecurity, exploring how socio-technical systems, organizational culture, and individual actions affect security practices and results. This holistic approach ensures that you not only comprehend the theoretical concepts but also develop the practical skills necessary to implement this knowledge effectively in real-world situations.
This Professional Diploma is a three-month course, comprising two modules. Both modules are necessary to achieve this qualification.
Learning Outcomes:
- Critical understanding of the fundamental doctrines and principles of law relating to the use of information technology, and their social, economic, and political context.
- Critical understanding of the crucial contemporary issues, the comparative context of cyber laws and new insights into information technology and the laws.
- Critical understanding of the major values and principles of the legal system and its relationship to technology.
- Analyze, interpret, and critically evaluate complex legal issues systematically.
- Evaluate socio-technical systems within organizational environments and how and why people interact with systems.
- Analyze key themes, emerging trends, and areas of research within cyber human factors, particularly in terms of social and human behaviour within a cyber environment.
- Evaluate the link between human organizational behaviour and effective human information security practices.
- Analyze and evaluate the role of the information security mindset, individual and collective, and how this mindset links to an information security culture.