Apply by December 6th for one of 20 no-cost spots

Apply for one of 20 no-cost spots by December 6, 2024

Dates: January 17, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Format: Sessions delivered in a virtual format with live instructors & student interaction every Friday from 9:00 - 10:30 am alongside online lessons to be completed each week.

Application: Apply for one of 20 no-cost spots by December 6, 2024

Understanding cybersecurity risk is an essential first step in protecting data and ensuring organizational resiliency in the event of a cyber-attack or natural disaster. Cyber risks can take the form of technical or physical threats or vulnerabilities, regulatory compliance requirements, financial loss, data loss, or reputational harm.

To help address these challenges, Mark O. Hatfield Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Policy Center is offering a 12-week non-credit professional certificate program in Building Cyber Resilience. This program is highly collaborative and will use a cohort-based case study approach to learn about common cyber risks; how to identify, assess, and communicate cyber risk; and how to conduct the first step in mitigating threats through a risk assessment. A deep technical background isn’t required, and technical concepts will be explained through the course of 12 weekly sessions. Program staff will work with participants to create a unique shared learning experience that is approachable for non-technical practitioners. Sessions will be offered remotely on Fridays from 9:00 - 10:30 am.

The Mark O. Hatfield Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Policy Center received a substantial earmark from the U.S. Congress to provide cybersecurity resilience training for Oregon's local government. This grant enables us to offer our non-credit cybersecurity resilience certificate at no cost to 20 participants. All participants must be employed at one of the following in Oregon:

State agencies
City and County governments
Tribal organizations and governments
Special districts
Public schools (K-12, colleges, and universities)

Whether you are an experienced cybersecurity professional or in a role that intersects cybersecurity risk management, this certificate program is designed for you.

Specifically, you must work for a state, local, special district, school district, or tribal government or organization. Examples of positions or roles that will benefit from this certificate program are:

Information, financial, and operations officers
Security officers
Administrators and staff
Information technology (IT) director/manager
Disaster recovery and business continuity
Vendor management
Contracting and procurement

How to create and implement a comprehensive cyber risk assessment program for your organization
How to leverage internal and external collaboration to enhance risk management
The impact of cyber threats and vulnerabilities on organizational resiliency
How issues such as privacy, legal and regulatory frameworks and compliance, social and geopolitical impacts, national security and evolving technologies can impact an organization’s cyber risk and security posture
The importance of identifying and mitigating risks from vendors and other external partners