Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance Vancouver Community College

About this Program

Level: Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Discpline: Computer Sciences

Length: 4 semesters

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Application Fee: $145.00 waived
Tuition Fee: $16,376.00

VCC Downtown Campus

Starting Deadline Status
Jan, 2025 Nov 1, 2024 closed
May, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 open
Sep, 2025 Jul 1, 2025 open

Program Description

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to: Assess different governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) and security tooling, and choose which ones to implement within the organization. Develop and manage projects using Project Management (PM) best practices. Create a business case for a cybersecurity project and present the case using effective presentation skills and persuasive techniques. Recognize emerging technologies and evaluate them using an appropriate framework. Prepare for and deliver both written and verbal communications related to IT/security that are appropriate to the intended audience. Plan and develop internal controls related to security in response to identified risks based on information and evidence obtained from stakeholders. Evaluate the enterprise gaps to prepare or revise security policies, standards, and guidelines. Apply different security and compliance frameworks in supporting audit activities (internal and external) and maintaining regulatory compliance certification requirements. Design an incident response plan that includes identification of the roles of a cybersecurity incident response team. Demonstrate ability to build rapport and trust with a variety of relevant parties and adapt to local business culture context.

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Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.