Online Master in Cybersecurity

The current cybersecurity situation. What are the cyberthreats and how can they be dealt with?

Global Cybersecurity Panorama:

• Current cybersecurity overview
• Cybersecurity labor market
• General cybersecurity concepts
• Defense in depth: technology, processes, and people.
• Cybersecurity domains: management, architecture, services.
• The future of cybersecurity: Megatrends (Blockchain, IoT, 5G, quantum computing, IA/ML).

Cyberthreats:

• Cyberthreat actors: motivation, activity and TTPs.

Cybersecurity Management

• Risk management and control.
• Regulation / Compliance

Scripting, communication security and malware: What it is, how it works and life cycle.

Programming Concepts:::

• Introduction and aims
• Numerical representation in computing
• Variables and constants
• Lists and dictionaries
• Arithmetic operators
• Logical operators
• Sequence, repetition, and branching
• Functions
• Classes and objects (basic)
• Programming languages
• Practical work

Communication Protocols - TCP/IP:::

• Network protocols
• Security at the physical and data-link layers
• Security at the network layer
• Security at the transport layer
• Security at the application layer

Malware:

• What is malware?
• Malware development
• Files susceptible to containing malware
• Infection vectors
• Malware stages
• Anti-malware tools
• APT: Advanced Persistent Threats

Pentesting. Determining the techniques, procedures and tools used to identify vulnerabilities in networks and systems.

• Fundamental concepts, methodologies, and tools
• Information gathering and enumeration
• Exploitation
• Post-exploitation

Designing and establishing plans to securely configure systems and networks. Understanding the standards and good practices within the sector

• Risk-based approach to defining security levels
• Benchmark standards for secure configuration
• Bastioning in Windows environments
• Bastioning in Linux environments
• Security settings for mobile apps
• Bastioning for Web apps
• Network security architectures

Discover standards and techniques to verify network and system security and ensure they are securely set up.

• Cryptography
• Introduction to cybersecurity auditing
• End-to-end auditing
• Fieldwork and microplanning
• Cybersecurity audit tools & case studies

Developing cybersecurity incident response plans, using identification, containment, and recovery techniques.

• Introduction to incident management
  • Incident response process
  • Incident response team
  • Cybersecurity Operations Centre (SOC)
  • Organization, roles, and responsibilities
• Cybersecurity incident management
  • Incident identification and classification
  • Digital forensics
  • Incident reporting and response
  • Containment and response case studies
• Cyberintelligence
  • Evidence collection and analysis
  • Reporting and lessons learned
  • Threat intelligence
• Good practice in incident management
  • Risk prevention and mitigation strategies
  • Tools and technologies
  • The role of staff awareness and training
  • Regulatory and reference frameworks
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity
  • Impact of AI on cybersecurity
  • Risks and threats arising from the use of AI
  • AI in threat detection and response
  • Regulating AI
  • Use cases and tools

Application of forensic analysis methodologies and tools characterizing the preservation, collection, analysis and documentation phases.

• Forensic analysis methodology
• Tools and solutions
• Forensic analysis in Windows environments
• Forensic analysis in Linux environments
• Forensic analysis on mobile devices
• Generating reports

This final project of the Master’s puts the knowledge and skills acquired by students into practice by applying it to a real-world case and with data connected to the business world. It is a mandatory component within the scope of the final part of the study plan, and carried out under the supervision of an assigned tutor. Students must also undergo a viva voce exam of their capstone project.

Once you complete and pass the programme you will receive:

• Título en Máster Online en Ciberseguridad por IMMUNE Technology Institute.
• Título en Máster Online en Ciberseguridad emitido por el Instituto Nebrija.

Non-regulated and non-official education. The degrees of this training are protected by the Organic Law on Universities.

Yes, the program is delivered online with live classes. As such, you will be in direct contact and under the supervision of the teachers, which will enable you to follow the classes and interact in a flexible and natural way.

Do you want to level up?

Do you want to stay in your field or sector, but you want to continue learning and explore new challenges? It's time to give your professional profile a boost and align it with the latest trends in technology.

Are you finishing your degree, and you want an upgrade in technology?

We love your profile, because you dare to dream. And in the professional world, fortune favors the bold. If you are an entrepreneur or freelancer, this program will help take your professional projects to the next level.

Want to change your professional career?

If you want your career to take a new direction and enter the world of tech with a bang, the program will help you specialize and shape your professional profile.

Are you an entrepreneur or freelancer?

This program will put you in the spotlight, as technology is the engine of innovation and the key to staying competitive in a constantly evolving market.

The tools used throughout the program are licensed for free use, in some cases because we use educational licenses and in others because it is free software.

We have an employability area which, through our Talent Hub program, is responsible for supporting the efforts of our students to enter the employment market. The services we offer include resources to help you search for and prepare for interviews, English tests, resume and/or Linkedin profile guidance, interview and elevator pitch training, and access to our exclusive internship and employment pool.

You will need to have access to a laptop with a camera, microphone and minimum requirements of 8 GB of RAM and an i5 processor.

The final project is where everything you have learned throughout the program is applied and consolidated. You will present the project to a panel of professionals from companies in the sector, which represents a unique opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge to potential employers and also to network.

Yes, there are scholarships or study grants as well as financing options depending on students’ circumstances. Check out our scholarship and financing options.