CYBER SECURITY – A CURTAIN RAISER

Introduction:

Cyber Security is the number one national security concern of the US and by extrapolation of the world. Getting hacked has become the new normal. When you get hacked is the only question. There is hardly anybody who has not faced the heat – from critical infrastructure to bank accounts to your mail, everything is vulnerable. A more connected world is a more vulnerable world. Social Media has added a totally different dimension to it. COVID-19 has forced us into an unprepared Digital Transformation; our workplace, education, communication and financial transactions have all finally converged into cyber dependency.

Whatever your profession, it’s a dire need to keep yourself and your enterprise cyber safe. To unravel it for you, SCAL has organised this course after careful consideration and brings to you all what you need in Cyber Security, encapsulated in a week-long intensive course. Designed by Mr Sanjay Sahay, India’s leading expert in this field, the course has a battery of experts from the IT Industry as its knowledge resource / speakers.

The level of security inbuilt into hardware, software and apps by way of version control, upgrades and its many versions has only let us survive thus far. As if pirated softwares were not enough, there are tonnes of digital genies being born every day. The App world which we all fancy has nothing left of security in the changed world of digital transformation, while being locked in our houses.

What permissions you have given to which app cannot even be sorted out by the best security researchers in the world. With keylogger on board a large number of these Apps, we have already compromised on our phone / data. The patch management is at an abysmal level. From the operating system to the app is an endless challenge and with the attitude of consumption of gadgets / data and not of technology is weighing heavily against us. Neither the firmware of a camera or the protocol of a router, none is in our control, what data comes and goes, no one knows. The present IT ecosystem and the Indian attitude is completely open to cyber threats. And landing perforce into a fully digital ecosystem, courtesy COVID-19, can be extremely dangerous at the first indications have already shown.

About the Course:

This is the second online course being offered by St. Stephen’s Centre for Advanced Learning (SCAL).

Cyber Security: A Curtain Raiser will be a 6-Day Intensive e-Course which will see leading Cyber Security and Cyber Technology experts conducting the sessions. It will be a Beginners’ level course and will aim to provide a hands-on experience while being online. The virtual classes will not be recorded lectures, but are live sessions  along with peer learning, workshop, and an assignment.

The Certificate course is open to graduates and professionals. Candidates from all disciplines, backgrounds, and nationalities are welcome to apply. There are limited seats available, hence early applications are recommended.

Course Structure:

6-day intensive course with 3-hour classes daily from 4 pm to 7 pm, beginning from Monday, 15 June 2020.

Most sessions will include two 90-minute lectures, including Q&A Rounds for each. There will be a short break in between the two sessions.

Evaluation would include a graded assignment, course participation and interaction.

Course Components:

• Introduction and Background to Cyber Security
• Hacks that Changed the World
• Legalities of Cyber Security
• National Cyber Security Preparedness
• The Centrality of Data – Data Policy Protection and GDPR
• Protecting the Digital Boundaries
• Anti-Social Media
• Dark Net

Hands-on Sessions include:

Cyber Security in post Covid-19 World
What complete digital transformation means to the world from a Cyber Security perspective?

Course Fee:

A highly subsidised course fee of Rs 15,000/ only, which covers all costs and taxes will be payable in full at the time of enrolment.

A Registration fee of Rs 500/ only will be charged at the time of submitting the online application.

On successful completion of the course, the student will be presented with a certificate from the St. Stephen’s Centre for Advanced Learning.

**Fee once paid is non-refundable under any circumstances.

Application Process:

Online Application – Submit the completed online application form available on www.ststephens.edu/scal by Wednesday, 10^th June 2020, 23:59 hours.

Statement of Purpose – Applicants will be required to upload a Statement of Purpose showcasing their interest and motivation to pursue the course in not more than 800 words.

Applicants are also required to upload their CV, photograph and signature in the required format.

Interviews – Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview.

Results – Selected candidates will be notified a day after the interviews.

Important Dates:

*College reserves the right to cancel/ postpone the course in the case of any unavoidable circumstances.