This specialization is intended for current and aspiring security professionals, organizational leaders, and others seeking foundational skills in threat and risk assessment. Across three courses, you will explore non-state cyber threats, insider risk, and structured approaches to threat and vulnerability assessment, with an emphasis on the human, behavioral, and organizational factors that shape security risks. You will develop the ability to understand adversaries’ motivations and methods, recognize factors that contribute to insider risk, and use structured assessment to inform prevention and security decisions.

Applied Learning Project

Through real-world examples, learners will examine how threats develop and how human behavior and organizational conditions shape security risk. Learners will be prepared to address a practical challenge facing organizations: recognizing and assessing potential threats to inform security decisions and reduce the risk of harm.