Architectural Thinking for Security

Issued by IBM

Through hands-on learning and active participation in a case study for a regulated application on hybrid cloud, this badge earner has learned how to look for security risks and protection mechanisms used within a system. The earner has demonstrated the ability to work within a team to develop a set of artifacts and can develop a security architecture that will be presented to the instructors in the persona of a ‘CISO’ and ‘CIO’.

Type Validation
Level Intermediate
Time Days
Cost Free

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Earning Criteria

Must be an IBM employee enrolled in Architectural Thinking for Security, an MSc student enrolled in the Enterprise Cyber Security module at WMG, University of Warwick or an MSc student enrolled on the Architectural Thinking for Security module at the University of Surrey.
IBM employees: complete the Architectural Thinking for Security instructor-led course (click here for scheduled classes).
MSc students at WMG, University of Warwick: complete the Enterprise Cyber Security module on the MSc Cyber Security Engineering or as an elective module on MSc Cyber Security and Management.
MSc students at University of Surrey: complete the Architectural Thinking for Security module as an elective module on MSc Information Security
MSc students at University of Surrey: see here for MSc Information Security
All Students: Attendance on the class and completion of project artifacts presented at the end of the course and validated by the instructor.