Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford with Mastercard have launched an Oxford Cyber Futures online programme. It’s aimed at senior executives to address new cyber risks, and opportunities.
A six-week all-digital programme will cover artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, threat analytics, data privacy and digital ethics. It draws on thought leaders from academia and industry, including Oxford’s David Shrier (Programme Director), Pinar Ozcan (Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Luciano Floridi (Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information), Ivan Martinovic (Professor of Computer Science), Martin Schmalz (Associate Professor of Finance), Andrew White (Associate Dean of Executive Education) and Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland (Visiting Professor).
Organisers say that Oxford Cyber Futures aims to reframe the challenges presented by an increasingly complex, global cybersecurity landscape. Programme participants will gain an understanding of new concepts in software architecture, analyse critical issues in cybersecurity, digital privacy, net neutrality, data governance, artificial intelligence and digital ethics, and how they change the way society and businesses operate.
Ajay Bhalla, President, Cyber & Intelligence, Mastercard said: “Responsible cyber practice is one of the greatest business challenges of this generation, but also one of our greatest opportunities. We, as leaders, have a responsibility to safeguard customer security, mitigate risk and ensure the right regulatory guardrails are in place. To do this, we must stay at the very forefront of technologies that will grow and protect future industry. This course will equip leaders with the skills, insights and tools to do that – and, crucially, in a way that engenders public trust.”
The digital learning takes in AI with neuroscience and cognitive science, and cyber defence simulations designed for the programme. Oxford has retained digital firm Esme Learning Solutions.
David Shrier said: ‘We are combining decades of experience in digital learning innovation with new, next-generation learning research to create a transformational online experience for people around the world. Our business is equipping leaders to rapidly acquire new knowledge and skills they can use immediately, to deal with both the problems of today, as well as the challenges of tomorrow.’
Enrolment is now open; visit www.EsmeLearning.com/products/Oxford-Cyber-Futures.
