Master in Professional Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Management , Riga

This is the full-time master programme with a concentration in Cybersecurity Management domains.

Students who successfully complete this programme could be able to gain competencies and practical skills of the cybersecurity policy, disaster recovery plans design, risk management; using different approaches, concepts, methods and techniques for crisis and incident handling.

The programme is designed to provide in-depth and up to date information in the field. With increasing globalization, security risks, the need for effective management of data, and demand for information security as well as intelligence have increased. The program addresses these aspects by explicitly focusing on concepts, insights, and management strategies of cybersecurity operations.

To provide persons with an opportunity to acquire the profession “Information Security Manager” and to prepare them for professional activities to ensure information security and cybersecurity management in the company.

1. Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of information security management enablers and their impact on company competitiveness and sustainable development;
2. Develop a capability to independently use information security measures, and tools for the critical asset’s protection;
3. Demonstrate the skills to independently identify, critically analyse, and mitigate the risks related to cybersecurity domain;
4. Ability to define and monitor the metrics of information security management to achieve appropriate strategic goals; demonstrate the capability to implement innovations for operating and strategic improvements.
5. Ability to collaborate, communicate, consult, explain information security management objectives and outcomes to the stakeholders;

Ability to implement the competency frameworks for the development of the cyber staff and specialization.