Code
MGSE MIS 4403
Level
M1
Field
Systèmes d’information
Language
Anglais/English
ECTS Credits
1
Class hours
12
Total student load
20
Program Manager(s)
Department
- Technologies, Information et Management
Educational team
Introduction to the module
In an increasingly interconnected world, cybersecurity has evolved from a technical challenge into a cornerstone of business strategy and societal stability. Unlike other departments that receive funding to deliver visible results, successful cybersecurity management often requires significant investment without immediately tangible outcomes. It is only when incidents occur that the critical importance of robust cybersecurity practices becomes glaringly evident. This brings out two related questions: How cybersecurity management sustain the operations of productive activities in the organization; But also how cybersecurity management sustain its importance and impact to justify itself?
This course, while introducing the basis of the technical, managerial, and human side of cybersecurity management, urges students to use security management as a means for ensuring long-term operation of business, as well as asks students to communicate security management necessity to employees and general public, especially during critical times.
Learning goals
- 6. Concevoir et/ou piloter des solutions de gestion innovantes en veillant à garantir une création de valeur soutenable pour toutes les parties prenantes
Learning objectives
- 1.1 - Audit advanced and specialised uses of digital intelligence tools in order to deploy them appropriately, taking into account the strategic context of organisations.
Course Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students can draft cybersecurity planning for familiar organizations, as well as initialize the design of communication programs aiming at promoting security management in collective settings.
Content : structure and schedule
Note: the order of modules and title names may be subject to minor change.
1. Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cyber Threats
2. Compromising Cybersecurity and the Promise of the Secured
3. Protective Strategies and the Cybersecurity Management Lifecycle
4. Simulation and Case Study: Incident-Centered Management
Sustainable Development Goals
This course contributes to SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) by strengthening students’ ability to design and govern secure, resilient, and trustworthy digital infrastructures—a prerequisite for sustainable innovation. The course equips future managers with practical frameworks for assessing cyber risk, implementing security controls, and aligning security strategy with business objectives, so that organizations can scale technology without undermining reliability, continuity, or trust. Through cases, risk-analysis exercises, and governance-oriented discussions, students learn how cybersecurity enables innovation by protecting critical systems, data flows, and inter-organizational infrastructures that modern industries depend on.
Number of SDG's addressed among the 17
9
Learning delivery
synchrone
Pedagogical methods
Interactive lectures (key concepts, frameworks, threat landscape); Case-based learning (real incidents: breaches, ransomware, supply-chain failures); Scenario / tabletop exercises (incident response, crisis decision-making, communication); Group projects (security strategy, governance plan, controls roadmap)
Evaluation and grading system and catch up exams
The evaluation includes final course project in groups (40%), a visual report or research report on practical cybersecurity issues (40%), and communication design program for promoting security management (20%). The catch-up exam is in the form of an essay-based exam involving intermediate topics and extra reading material.
Textbook Required and Suggested Readings
There will be a number of reading materials for the course (mostly articles and short forms). Textbook-wise, one source we refer to is "Information Security Management" by Raggad.
Keywords
Cybersecurity, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Ethics
Prerequisites
There is no hard prerequisite for the course, although familiarity of digital technologies and cybersecurity threats are welcomed.