{"id":10862,"date":"2017-10-17T09:43:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T09:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=10862"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:39:28","slug":"harvard-cybersecurity-course-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/harvard-cybersecurity-course-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age Course Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Watch the Course Trailer<\/strong>\u00a0for more insight into what you\u2019ll learn in the course:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"show-for-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGJRnRoCAuY\" width=\"970\" height=\"545\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Throughout the eight-week <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/us\/harvard-cybersecurity-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age online short course<\/a><\/strong> from Harvard\u2019s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, in association with HarvardX, industry-leading cybersecurity experts will guide you to enhance your cyber risk mitigation expertise. You&#8217;ll be prepared to defend your organization against the devastating consequences of cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p>Designed and presented in collaboration with leaders in online education, GetSmarter, you\u2019ll learn to identify potential threats to a company\u2019s defenses, and create both a holistic <strong>cyber risk mitigation strategy<\/strong> and <strong>cybersecurity incident response plan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Why Study Cybersecurity With Harvard\u2019s VPAL?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Course Convener on the Cybersecurity course from Harvard\u2019s VPAL, <strong>Eric Rosenbach<\/strong> is a global cybersecurity leader who will guide you as you learn to navigate the world of cyber risk mitigation. 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