Overview
Recognize cyber threats targeting financial institutions., Apply encryption to secure digital financial transactions., Implement data protection and access control strategies., Design a tailored cybersecurity strategy for finance teams.
This course is designed for finance professionals, cybersecurity beginners, IT staff in financial institutions, risk managers, compliance officers, and auditors. It’s also valuable for banking professionals, fintech entrepreneurs, and student
Cybersecurity background recommended
The financial sector is under constant cyber assault—from phishing and ransomware to insider threats and sophisticated fraud schemes. Whether you're part of a bank, fintech startup, or regulatory body, understanding how to secure financial systems and protect customer data is more important than ever. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Cybersecurity in Finance is your complete, hands-on guide to navigating this digital battleground. Designed for professionals across finance, IT, and risk management, this course walks you through both the threat landscape and the actionable techniques you can use to safeguard your institution.
You’ll begin by examining the most common cyber threats targeting banks and financial institutions, illustrated through real-world case studies and high-profile attacks. From there, we dive into encryption basics, secure financial transactions, mobile banking threats, and the role of technologies like SSL/TLS and blockchain in modern security.
You’ll also explore strategies for data privacy, multi-factor authentication, cloud security, and regulatory compliance frameworks such as GDPR, PCI DSS, and SOX. These aren’t just checkboxes—they’re practices you’ll learn to implement, assess, and align with your business operations.
The course goes further by teaching risk assessment techniques, how to design incident response plans, and how to recover from breaches while maintaining customer trust. We’ll look at disaster recovery, zero trust architecture, and how to train your teams to avoid common cybersecurity mistakes.
In the final sections, you'll explore future trends such as AI in fraud detection, blockchain's evolving role in security, and how to stay ahead of emerging cyber threats.
Finally, you’ll complete a Final Project where you’ll design a cybersecurity strategy tailored to a fictional finance company—putting your knowledge into practice in a professional scenario.
By the end of this course, you'll not only understand the risks—you'll know how to manage them, mitigate them, and build a more secure financial environment.
Dr. Amar Massoud
PhD in computer science and IT manager with 35 years technical experience in various fields including IT Security, IT Governance, IT Service Management , Software Development, Project Management, Business Analysis and Software Architecture. I hold 80+ IT certifications such as :
ITIL 4 Master, ITIL 3 Expert
ISO 27001 Auditor, ComptIA Security+, GSEC, CEH, ECSA, CISM, CISSP, CISA
PGMP, MSP
PMP, PMI-ACP, Prince2 Practitioner, Praxis, Scrum Master
COBIT 2019 Implementor, COBIT 5 Assessor/Implementer
TOGAF certified
Lean Specialist, VSM Specialist
PMI RMP, ISO 31000 Risk Manager, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor
PMI-PBA, CBAP
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ISO 9001 Implementer
Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Expert, AWS Practitioner
And many more.