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Advanced Computer Security Certificate

Professional Certificate

6 Courses Required: View Course Selections


Description

The Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate Program provides participants the advanced skills needed to learn how to protect networks, secure electronic assets, prevent attacks, ensure the privacy of your customers, and build secure infrastructures through this six-course certificate program.

  • Learn from the experts:

    Access the latest research and best practices from leading professionals and world-renowned Stanford faculty.
  • Take a test drive:

    Hands-on lab exercises give you the opportunity to practice what you learn. Discover ways to implement your new skills and knowledge directly to your job.
  • Real World value:

    Instructors evaluate real-world security attacks - learn what to do to stay ahead of the curve.
  • Benefits of better security:

    Secure software means improved productivity and significant cost savings
  • Intensive learning format:

    Course material is condensed, relevant, and designed specifically for busy professionals. Learn it today and apply it tomorrow.

Who Should Enroll

Whether you manage small projects or large-scale initiatives, the Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate Program will benefit you. Participants come from diverse organizations such as:

  • Cisco Systems
  • SanDisk
  • Oracle
  • Sprint
  • HP
  • Yahoo! Inc.
  • PG&E

Earning the Certificate

Participants have the flexibility of taking individual courses within the program or earning the Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate by completing the 3 required courses and 3 electives.

Courses are available online at anytime.

Tuition

  • $495 per online course (XACS101 $595)
  • $75 one-time document fee ?

Time to Complete Certificate

All of the courses are available online at anytime and each online course is approximately 6 - 8 hours, with the exception of Software Security Foundations (XACS101), which is approximately 11 hours. Participants are able to complete the certificate at their own pace.

We recommend you have the equivalent of a BS in Computer Science and a background in security.

We highly recommend that you take this course, Software Security Foundations Certificate (XACS101) as the 1st course within the Stanford ACS certificate program. It provides the fundamentals necessary for the subsequent courses in the program.

Course Selection

Course Course # Next Offered Deliv. Options Prereqs Avail
Required Courses:
  Using Cryptography Correctly XACS130 Now Online N Y
  Writing Secure Code XACS131 Now Online N Y
  Security Protocols XACS132 Now Online Y Y
Elective Courses:
  Software Security Foundations XACS101 Now Online N Y
  Mobile Security XACS215 Now Online N Y
  Computer Security Management: Recent Threats, Trends and the Law XACS240 Now Online N Y
  Web Security 2.0 XACS241 Now Online N Y
  Securing Web Applications XACS243 Now Online N Y
  Emerging Threats & Defenses XACS301 Now Online N Y