Cybersecurity Management
MBA (60 Credits)
Prepares professionals to lead at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and risk management. The program combines advanced business education with cybersecurity-focused expertise, helping students develop the skills to protect organizational assets, navigate evolving threats, and make informed leadership decisions.
Students who'd like to earn their MBA in cybersecurity management fully online should visit OSU Ecampus.
Overview
Cybersecurity management is the practice of protecting an organization's systems, networks and data from cyber attacks, theft and damage. It involves assessing risks, developing and implementing security policies and procedures, monitoring for threats and vulnerabilities, and planning for and responding to incidents. Effective cybersecurity management requires a combination of technical knowledge, business acumen and leadership skills.
What you’ll learn
Technical foundations: Deep understanding of systems
Security governance: Propose mitigation of cybersecurity risks using security governance frameworks.
Risk mitigation: identify and diagnose cybersecurity risks in existing information infrastructures and processes.
IT audit: Evaluate, critique and formulate improvements for information security policies and processes
Managing an organization's cybersecurity needs: Appraise risk profiles, estimate capital costs, plan
Program statistics
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Learning outcomes
Appraise the risk profile of firms; specifically, be able to estimate the costs of capital, including debt and equity capital using financial data
Analyze specific operational/financial risks and apply appropriate hedging strategies
Evaluate strategic alternatives available to multinational corporations to manage foreign exchange exposures
Identify and explain corporate agency conflicts and resolutions
Assess corporate capital structure choice and its implications on value and performance
Explain the process and economic rationale for transactions in the market for corporate control
Assess transactions in the market for corporate control using valuation technique
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Ways to attend
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
Experience a flexible blend of online coursework and in-person sessions. In-person meetings are held at the Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building on Portland's South Waterfront, typically scheduled on a weekday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.
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