Cybersecurity Management

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate

Lead Cybersecurity Strategy

Strayer University’s Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management prepares students to examine the intersection of cybersecurity, technology leadership, organizational risk, and information security strategy. Students explore how organizations identify threats, manage risk, protect information assets, and strengthen cybersecurity defenses.

Designed for working professionals and flexible learning formats, the certificate examines cybersecurity in an environment increasingly shaped by evolving cyber threats, organizational risk, information security management, and the protection of organizational data and operations. Students develop practical knowledge that supports strategic thinking and decision making to strengthen organizational cybersecurity.

Core Concepts

  • Analyze cybersecurity threats and organizational vulnerabilities
  • Examine cybersecurity policies and risk management practices
  • Understand strategies for protecting information and technology assets
  • Evaluate cybersecurity challenges using practical scenarios
  • Explore current and emerging approaches to cybersecurity management

Practical Competencies

  • Cybersecurity management
  • Cyber risk assessment
  • Information security strategy
  • Security policy
  • Threat awareness
  • Risk mitigation
  • Cybersecurity governance
  • Technology leadership
  • Strategic decision making

The credits earned from this certificate may be applied towards the completion of the Master of Business Administration Cybersecurity Management concentration as well as to the Master of Science in Cybersecurity program.

Disclaimers

This program is available in an online-only format.

Students are advised to review the Graduate Degree Conferral Requirements to ensure they satisfy all of the general requirements for a graduate degree, including the minimum grade that must be earned in certain courses.

Requirements

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
13.5
Total Credits
13.5
Notes

All courses are 4.5 quarter credit hours.