Cybersecurity Analytics

3 units

This course provides an introduction to use of data analytics in support of an organization's cybersecurity function. The course is designed to increase student understanding of how data analytics can be used to manage security and how data analytics can be deployed in support of risk-based assessment and decision making. Students who complete this course successfully will be able to apply data analytics techniques and tools to help organizations discover anomalies pertaining to cyber threats; to implement, assess and monitor basic security functions; to respond to emerging threats or prioritized requests as defined by organizational stakeholders; to depict cybersecurity risk posture within the context of compliance and regulatory requirements; and to construct a comprehensive cybersecurity analytics framework.