Cybersecurity Certificate
Advance Your Career in Cybersecurity with an Online Graduate Certificate
Get the Education You Need to Get Ahead - Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate
With ever-omnipresent threats of malicious cyber incidents increasing in both scale and frequency, top organizations need trained experts who can both anticipate and defend against all types of cyberattacks.
GW’s 12-credit Online Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity is designed to empower you with cutting-edge knowledge and hands-on skills to tackle the field’s most urgent challenges. By combining hands-on technical training with analytical approaches, you will explore and gain an in-depth knowledge of widely ranging topics including:
- Complex cybersecurity data analysis
- Potential threats and effective defense strategies
- Data privacy laws and ethical considerations
- Information security governance
- Regulatory frameworks and compliance standards
- Response planning
- Risk management
As a result of this program, you will be able to compete for new opportunities and leadership roles in cybersecurity analytics as well as policy development, compliance management, and advisory positions in both the public and private sectors. Not least, you will also gain a strong foundation if you choose to pursue your master’s degree at GW.
A Reputation of Excellence
Both a pioneer in online learning and a preeminently top-ranked online engineering program, you will gain a recognized certificate from one of the leading research institutions in the U.S.
Online & Flexible
Our campus is wherever you are. Study at your preferred time and location with the added convenience of recorded lectures. Our program’s online structure empowers you with the flexibility to accommodate your schedule.
Learn From World-Class Faculty
GW faculty experts bring decades of real-world experience from their roles across government, nonprofit, and private sectors. They will provide you with relevant, firsthand insights into the industry's best practices.
Head Start to a Master's Degree
You can complete the program as a stand-alone graduate certificate, or apply the credit hours to either the 30-credit Online Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Analytics or the Online Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Policy & Compliance.*
*If accepted and all requirements met