The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Courses

In our volatile digital world, the cyber threats you don’t know about are the most dangerous ones there are. Cybersecurity Foundations and Frameworks teaches you to assess where your organization sits amid the cyber threat landscape and to identify risks, threats and vulnerabilities associated with your industry. Through practical learning scenarios rooted in real-world examples, this cybersecurity course teaches you to prioritize the most effective elements of security frameworks for your organization and to manage cybersecurity frameworks within the context of industry compliance regulations.

You might know everything you can about the cyber threat landscape, but do you have a plan of action to utilize that knowledge? Cybersecurity Risks and Industry teaches you to address gaps within your company in terms of the people, processes and technologies responsible for preventing, mitigating and responding to cyberattacks. Through practical learning scenarios that address common cybersecurity incidents and concerns, you will learn to develop an incident response plan for your organization; deputize non-security staff to participate; align processes, policies and tools to upgrade your company’s security capabilities; and prioritize strategic education initiatives for your team.

What cyber threats might your company realistically face today? How will you orchestrate the resources at your disposal to defend against them? Cybersecurity Cases teaches you to take an active role in setting and participating in cybersecurity strategy within your organization. Through deep engagement with real-world case studies, you will learn to create a strategic assessment strategy to optimize your capabilities and prioritize your spend; analyze the validity, value and reliability of threat intelligence; proactively detect and mitigate cyber risks when conducting new business initiatives and transactions; and effectively employ automation and orchestration.

Cybersecurity may seem straightforward when your data is housed on your own servers, but what happens when it’s out of your hands? Cloud Security prepares you with the knowledge and mindset to maintain a culture of security in an organization that utilizes cloud environments. You will learn to distinguish between on-premise security systems and those used in cloud-based services, and you will build the knowledge to identify appropriate on-premise security controls that should be present in cloud environments as well as security controls that can be applied in cloud environments. Using real-world examples, you will practice applying these controls effectively.

Where do you find the latest intelligence into evolving cyber threats? And how do you know who to trust? Cyber Threat Intelligence trains professionals to understand and act upon the cybersecurity-related information available to them. You will learn to identify open-source, third-party and internal sources of threat intelligence; evaluate the worth and applicability of intelligence within your organization and industry; summarize gathered intelligence in a manner that is clear and intelligible to all audiences; and operationalize intelligence within your security team.

Turn your defense into offense with Building a Threat Hunting Capability, a course designed to explore the options available to organizations for cyber threat hunting, including manual, automated, and machine-assisted hunters. You will learn to identify and evaluate strategies for cyber-attack prevention and improve your preparedness for cyber threats. Lead the transformation of your company's team structures and learn new advanced security processes from a certified expert.

The big data revolution is underway. Are you ready to embrace the machine learning innovations that can lead your company to the top? Machine Learning Foundations and Frameworks provides essential grounding in the tools and techniques that comprise the field of machine learning. You will discuss the benefits and limitations of machine learning when compared to traditional statistics; illustrate supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning; develop research plans for classification and regression; interpret research results from machine learning; and recommend deep learning methods for intelligent systems.

Even if you have an idea for a machine learning solution that could transform your company, implementing it is a whole different challenge. Machine Learning and Industry trains you to transform your organization by embracing the data engineering and machine learning strategies that are driving innovation today. You will learn to develop life cycles for managing projects utilizing machine learning and identify technologies and design architectures for implementing machine learning and intelligence effectively in any industry or organization.

This is your chance to learn from the successes and failures of others to build your machine learning skillset. Rooted in real cases, this course provides an opportunity for you to explore the details of applying machine learning in an organization with the guidance of an expert. You will learn how to evaluate machine learning applications in business and gain the confidence to utilize complex machine learning situations such as Turing Tests, robotic process automation, knowledge-based systems and recursive neural networks.

Can a friendly company hacker exist? A growing number of companies see the advantage not only in simulated attacks but in indirectly testing their defense controls and their ability to detect attacks as well. Increase your value within your organization's security team by finding the gaps in your organization's cyber defenses and addressing them before nefarious parties attempt to break in. In Building a Red Team Capability, you'll discover strategies to test your organization's ability to detect cyberattacks and understand how to test an organization's defense controls.

By now, you’ve heard about blockchain. But do you know exactly what it is or how it can take your career to the next level? Blockchain Foundations and Frameworks covers positive and negative aspects of blockchains, as well as blockchain applications that could make a difference in your business. When you learn blockchain through this foundational course, you will examine the origins and implications of Bitcoin; evaluate and identify cryptocurrency issues relevant to investors, consumers, developers and businesses; and analyze security risks your business may encounter as you integrate blockchain into your operations.

How do you put your brilliant blockchain ideas into practice so that they can actually benefit you? Blockchain and Industry is designed to help you determine the applicability of blockchain technologies within your organization and implement them to strengthen your business and solve intricate problems. You will learn to differentiate between blockchain-based business models so that you pick the appropriate strategy for the given situation. You will develop and practice step-by-step processes for building a blockchain framework within your current company or launching a new blockchain organization.

Want to follow the success of blockchain games like CryptoKitties and bypass the failures of initiatives like the DAO? Blockchain Cases explains everything you need to know about public and private blockchains, presenting industry insights through the analysis of four cases. This course enables you to engage in industry-based events and situations confidently; evaluate the notable trends and technologies currently used in blockchain initiatives; and apply lessons learned from notable organizations to execute a blockchain initiative successfully.

What does it look like when data is used for good? In this new era of healthcare, we’re all relying on data and statistics to dictate best practices. Healthcare professionals must be prepared to sort through big data and utilize it to improve patient outcomes. Through real-world case studies, Healthcare Analytics Foundations and Frameworks provides you with the necessary skills to evaluate machine learning interventions and their impact on patient care, alleviate high healthcare costs by using data collected to improve care quality and outcomes and apply predictive analytics across the care continuum for diseases.

Now, more than ever, the healthcare informatics field needs professionals who can use emerging technology to improve patient outcomes and optimize care delivery. Healthcare Informatics Foundations and Frameworks provides you with the necessary skills to assess and apply medical systems, software, devices, and databases within the healthcare field. Through real-world examples, this health technology course will teach you to adjust to evolving policy requirements, safeguard patient information and utilize evidence-based medicine to answer clinical questions.