Enhance your skillset to protect confidential information better than ever with a cybersecurity badge. Designed for individuals who want to advance their careers, each credit earned from completing a badge course will be applied towards the MS in Cybersecurity should students enroll in the program at a later date.
Quinnipiac partners with employers who wish to offer continuing education to their employees working in the cybersecurity area. Working professionals can earn a badge after completing a series of 1 to 3 courses online. Course topics include Resilient System Design and Development, Resilient System Testing and Operating Resilient Systems as well as Hands-on HIPAA Risk Compliance, Hands-On HIPAA Security Risk Analysis, and Risk Management and Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management in Healthcare.
Employees can apply these one-credit courses toward a future Master of Science in Cybersecurity if they choose. Quinnipiac also can brainstorm with your company to develop courses and/or badges to match your particular area of interest.
Quinnipiac's Cybersecurity in Healthcare badge courses focus on managing and protecting sensitive data within hospitals and health systems. Designed for working professionals and for rising Quinnipiac seniors, badge courses will cover topics including Hands-on HIPAA Risk Compliance, Hands-On HIPAA Security Risk Analysis and Risk Management, and Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management in Healthcare.
This course introduces students to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Regulations. The focus is on regulations and compliance. Students will be able to assess the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification compliance of their own organizations or a model healthcare organization described within the course. Students will get hands-on experience using cloud-based security and privacy assessment tools.
Prerequisites: Previous exposure to health organizations is necessary, either through academic coursework or professional work. Current students must be rising seniors or above.
This course will teach the theory and practice of NIST-based risk analysis and risk management, as required by the HIPAA Security Rule. The focus will be on risks associated with healthcare organizations. These risks go beyond compliance risks and include risks related to safeguarding the exploding quantities of healthcare data, systems, and devices. Students will learn best practices for risk analysis, what the Office for Civil Rights demands in a risk analysis and will conduct a risk analysis of a model healthcare organization created for the course. Students will get hands-on experience using cloud-based risk analysis tools.
Prerequisites: Previous exposure to health organizations is necessary, either through academic coursework or professional work. Current students must be rising seniors or above.
This course will cover what it takes to establish, implement and mature an Enterprise Cybersecurity Risk Management (ECRM) program. ECRM is a part of enterprise risk management and supports the business needs and mission of the organization. We will cover case studies of healthcare organizations and how they did or did not secure their health information. Lessons learned from actual breach events will be discussed along with lessons learned from organizations with effective ECRM programs. Students will learn how to organize for effective security defense including: governance, people, process, technology and engagement. Students will get hands-on experience using cloud-based risk management tools.
Prerequisites: Previous exposure to health organizations is necessary, either through academic coursework or professional work. Current students must be rising seniors or above.
Bob Chaput is the founder and executive chairman of the board at Clearwater, a top-ranked, award-winning provider of healthcare compliance and cyber risk management solutions.
As a leading authority and expert witness on HIPAA compliance and enterprise cyber risk management, Chaput has assisted hundreds of healthcare organizations and their business partners, including Fortune 100 organizations, improve their risk posture.
Chaput earned an MA in Mathematics from Clark University and a BA in Mathematics from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. His latest book, ”Stop the Cyber Bleeding: What Healthcare Executives and Board Members Must Know About Enterprise Cyber Risk Management,“ is now available in paperback and digital formats on Amazon and Audible.
Healthcare in Cybersecurity badge courses are offered throughout the Summer II term. The first course sections begin on July 11 and run for two weeks. The next course sections begin immediately thereafter and also run for two weeks, followed by the third and final course section which runs for three weeks and ends on August 26.
The cost for each Healthcare in Cybersecurity badge course is $975. Financial aid is not available for students registering solely for badge courses.
Badge course registration is open for all current students. All Healthcare in Cybersecurity badge courses will be held during the Summer II term. Using the Self-Service Platform, you can filter the results down by selecting "Cyber Security" under "Subjects" and "Summer II 2022" under "Terms" before registering for the class.
If you are interested in earning a cybersecurity badge but aren't ready to enroll in the MS in Cybersecurity program, you can take badge courses as a non-degree-seeking student. All credits earned from completing badge courses will be applied to the online MS in Cybersecurity should you decide to enroll at a later date.
Using the Self-Service Platform, you can filter the results down by selecting "Cyber Security" under "Subjects" and "Summer II 2022" under "Terms."
Record the Course Term (Summer II), Course Number (CYB*610, 611 or 612), and Course Section for your selected badge courses before completing our course registration form to reserve your spot.
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