Diploma in Cyber Security
There are no borderlines in cybersecurity: it cannot be provided solely within a single organization but instead, it covers all stakeholders and the entire supply and value chain. We rely heavily on digital technologies and services in modern societies. Digital innovations come with side effects and require resilience – cybersecurity enables it.
Cyber security-related decisions are made at all levels and functions of the organization, daily. The capability to avoid negative risks and find the value cybersecurity can bring is critical for all decision-makers. Cybersecurity is everyone’s business.
Our program offers you a comprehensive viewpoint and understanding of cybersecurity and its importance in the digital business environment and supply chains. It equips you to improve cyber resilience of your own organization and identify the value it can bring to your business. It also provides approaches to managing cyber risks.
"In today’s highly interconnected digital world we need to ensure business continuity and the resilience of digital societies. Cyber security has become a competitive advantage and business capability. We all have a role to play in it – especially executives."
Hadi Ghanbari, Assistant Professor, Aalto University
Benefits
You have a comprehensive set of tools to build cyber resilience and continuity in your organization and value networks by analyzing your organization’s cybersecurity throughout the program.
For
- Security Managers and Directors who want to deepen their cybersecurity competences
- Security professionals who will take on more demanding roles in cybersecurity
- Business Directors and managers who want to get a comprehensive understanding of the importance of cybersecurity for business
Examples of participants’ work titles
- Specialist, Manager, or Director of digitalization, technology, or automation
- Security Director or Security Manager
- Manager or Director of business divisions or functions
Participation in the program does not require a technical background. The program will be delivered in English and Finnish depending on the trainer and participants.
Contents and Schedule
The program consists of nine training days and one half-day crisis communication workshop.
Training modules consist of lectures, workshops, simulations, cases, and different types of group assignments. Some modules might have a pre-assignment and preparation beforehand. During the program, you complete a project on your chosen cybersecurity topic. This assignment is completed mostly independently and outside classes.
Structure
Inspiring and comprehensive modules
and problem solving with peers
Project Work
Engaging and relevant analysis a relevant cybersecurity topic of your choice
Experienced and rich pool of trainers
from the academia, public authorities, and industry
Instructors
Hadi Ghanbari
Hadi Ghanbari works as an Assistant professor at Aalto University School of Business and teaches courses on cyber security.
His research programs focus mostly on different socio-technical aspects of digital innovation, the role of digital services, urban analytics, and citizens' participation in addressing SDGs in smart cities. Before joining academia, Ghanbari has worked in software and IT industry and managed cyber security and software engineering-related R&D programs.
Mikko Kiviharju
Mikko Kiviharju works as a Chief Research Officer at Habilito and as a Visiting lecturer at Aalto University, Department of Computer Science.
Before joining Habilito, Kiviharju acted as Professor of Practice at Aalto University. Previously in his career Kiviharju worked for the Finnish Defence Research Agency for several years. Kiviharju’s areas of expertise are in cyber security in critical infrastructure systems, for instance, Internet of Things and operational technologies in logistics and cybersecurity of AI and cryptology.
Jari Pirhonen
Jari Pirhonen has worked in a variety of security management roles and currently works for TietoEVRY as Quality, Security, and Privacy Lead.
His interests are is in comprehensive security and more specifically in information security from the business, security management, and risk management point of view. Pirhonen is also an alumn of the Diploma in Safety and Security Management (Turvallisuusjohdon koulutusohjelma) program.