Cybersecurity for Safeguarding the Supply Chain | SCMT.X409

Effective the Fall 2024 this course is offered for 1.5 units. It was previously offered for 2 units.

In an era of evolving cyber threats, safeguarding the supply chain is paramount. This course offers a wide range of cyber security topics from cyber threats/attacks, cyber crime landscape, case studies on cyber attacks, the impact on supply chain, to industry compliances. This course will also look at the new technologies that are emerging rapidly with AI to protect, detect and respond to cyber threats.

This course will provide you with new skills or new career options on cyber security whether you work with governments, universities, healthcare, financial institutes, manufacturing, and more because we all work in one or even multiple supply chains. More and more requirements are being pushed out to the supply chain professionals regarding cyber security requirements and industry compliances such as NIST SP800-171, CMMC, HIPAA, FINRA, PCI and more.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to

• Understand the impact of cyber threats in the supply chain
• Differentiate cyber security frameworks and industry compliances
• Understand supply chain risk management
• Compare and assess various cyber security approaches

Topics Include

• Cyber threats and attacks
• Cyber crime landscape
• Supply chain attacks
• Impacts of cyber attacks
• Cyber security frameworks: CIS V8, NIST CSF, HIPAA
• Industry compliances: Data Privacy, NIST SP800-171, CMMC, HIPAA, FINRA
• Emerging new technology with AI to protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats
• Cyber security supply chain risk management