Qualification Level 5 Diploma in Cyber Security
The qualification has been created to develop and reward those learners who are looking to or already have chosen a career in a business-related sector.
Learner’s Outcome :
- Understand key cryptographic principles and modes.
- Understand the standards, regulations and laws that apply to business and government organisations in relation to encryption.
- Understand the core principles of digital investigations.
- Apply the types of tools that support professional digital investigations at a strategic level.
- Plan for investigations and forensics teams.
- Understand the physical and human resources required to manage a major suspected cybersecurity incident.
- Apply Business Continuity Management to major incident planning and response.
- Understand the role of senior leaders and strategic leadership.
- Evaluate the management streams and performance monitoring mechanisms that relate to information security.
- Understand how data protection legislation impacts considerations of strategy-setting and strategic leadership.
Entry Requirements :
- Learners who possess qualifications at Level 4 and/or;
- Learners who have some technical and risk management work experience in computing or
- security business environment and demonstrate ambition with clear career goals;
- Learners who possess a Level 5 qualification in another discipline and want to develop their careers in cybersecurity and/or risk management.
- Credit Equivalency :
- 120