Cryptography and Digital Certificates – Cyber Security Course
Learn the key principles of encryption, cyber law, and cloud security in this two-week online cyber security course from Coventry University.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone who is keen to increase their knowledge of digital security risks and the tools and techniques used to guard against them.
To further your understanding, you may be interested in these courses, from the same provider, that share the same overall learning outcomes:
The Cyber Security Landscape
Risk Management and Security Vulnerabilities
Information Security Policy and Management
The Future of Cyber Security and Emerging Technologies
What topics will you cover?
Cryptographic concepts, algorithms and attacks within the context of cyber security
Digital signatures and digital certificates
The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and its problems
The legal implications of globalised data and access
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Assess simple cryptographic methods from a practical and theoretical viewpoint
Discuss certificate authorities, trusted platform modules and concepts such as chain of trust
Demonstrate the use of public key infrastructure and problems encountered
Assess and evaluate various cyber law theories
Evaluate a sound knowledge of the various legal implications of data and access
