Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity
About This Course
The Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity offers working IT professionals the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skillsets in the area of cybersecurity, in order to pursue a career in this domain.
What You'll Learn
• Cyber Risk Analyst
• Security Penetration Tester
• Security Operations Analyst
• Incident/Forensic/Threat Investigator
• Security Engineer/Executive
Comprehensive cybersecurity focus
Our proposed course structure adopts NIST’s NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (2), which advocates the following seven main categories.
Entry Requirements
The proposed course is offered as an open-enrolment courses (non-WSP). Applicants should be degree graduates in IT (or equivalent) or Polytechnic diploma graduates in IT (or equivalent) with a minimum of 2 years' relevant working experience.
Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements may be considered for admission to the course based on:
(i) Evidence of at least 5 years of relevant working experience; OR
(ii) Supporting evidence of competency readiness.
Suitable applicants who are shortlisted will have to go through an interview and/or entrance test. The Polytechnic reserves the right to shortlist and admit applicants.