Specialist Diploma in Information Security & Forensics

SPECIALIST DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION SECURITY & FORENSICS (PCG)

Duration 1 year (Part-time)

Frequency 7pm to 10pm, 2 times a week (blended learning)

Certificate Part-time Diploma & Post-Diploma

Course Overview

Today, accessing information and working online has become the norm. In organisations, information security personnel need to proactively protect their IT systems, handle day-to-day incident responses when vulnerabilities are detected, and investigate compromised systems to prevent them from future attacks.

Jointly offered by Temasek Polytechnic and the cybersecurity experts from CISCO systems, this course equips you with the knowledge and skills to secure an organisation's information infrastructure and perform digital forensics investigations when security incidents occur. We provide the following facilities and opportunities to help enhance, bridge and complement your skills in Information Security:

Provision of IT security equipment and tools in collaboration with MHA.
These are equipment and tools that are used by the Singapore Police Force, Home Team Science and Technology Agency and banks.
Malware Analysis Centre
Set up in collaboration with ST Engineering, Palo Alto Networks, and CrowdStrike Inc to work on real-world projects in the industry.
Simulated Security Operations Centre
This Centre provides students with a good understanding of the roles and operations at a security centre.
TP-IBM Technology Experience Centre
This Centre provides students with a good understanding on cloud computing and cloud security.

GAIN A FIRM FOUNDATION IN INFORMATION SECURITY
Post Diploma Certificate in Information Security – Execute and audit IT security policies, processes and procedures. Learn about the industry's best practices, the various penetration strategies and the effective measures to prevent cyber-attacks.

BE EQUIPPED WITH SKILLS IN DIGITAL FORENSICS INVESTIGATION
Post Diploma Certification in Digital Forensics Investigation - Investigate digital evidence from various digital file systems and storage media, including mobile devices and present findings in a manner acceptable in a court of law. Learn to analyse and respond to computer and network security incidents based on industry best practices in a simulated laboratory environment with access to state-of-the-art SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools.

Entry Requirements

At least a Polytechnic Diploma or ITE Technical Diploma/Technical Engineer Diploma/Work-Learn Technical Diploma in a technology or IT-related course, or equivalent.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements may be considered for admission to the course based on evidence of at least 5 years of relevant working experience or supporting evidence of competency readiness. Suitable applicants who are shortlisted may have to go through an interview and/or entrance test. The Polytechnic reserves the right to shortlist and admit applicants

Who Should Attend

This course targets those participants currently working in an IT-related industry who would like to specialise in the information security and/or digital forensics fields. Participants who has attended the Temasek Polytechnic's Skills Future Series "Fundamentals of Cybersecurity" may be considered for admission to the course.

What You'll Learn

To be awarded the Specialist Diploma, participants are required to complete a total of 2 Post-Diploma Certificates (PDCs). A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of each PDC.

	Subject Code	Subject
	CSF1C01	Information Security Management and Audit This subject introduces the basic elements of IT security, and aims to familiarise students with the various IT security policies, processes and procedures, as well as best practices in the industry and government. Students will learn about the associated standards for risk management, and how to plan, execute, report and follow up on an information security management system audit.
	CSF1C02	Security Vulnerability Assessment This subject provides understanding of the threats on the Internet and its applications, and how a cyber-attacker will penetrate network systems and applications. It equips students with the principles and practices of preventing such attacks, discusses these threats such as malicious codes and common application vulnerabilities, website defacing and hacking, illegal access to unauthorised information, distributed denial of services and cyber terrorism. Students will acquire knowledge on assessing the potential threats, various penetration strategies and methods, and effective counter measures. Students will also learn to identify common application vulnerabilities and investigate malicious application behaviour.

	Subject Code	Subject
	CSF1C03	Digital Investigation and Forensic Techniques This subject aims to develop digital forensics practitioners with sound forensic investigation techniques and best practices. It covers the concepts and techniques required to discover and investigate digital evidence from various digital file systems and storage media including mobile devices. Students will learn to use open-source and commercial toolsets for extraction and analysis of digital evidence. Students will learn to review and correlate events and timelines from various digital sources to reconstruct a security incident as well as produce and present findings in a manner that is acceptable in a court of law.
	CSF1C04	Forensic Incident Management This subject aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyse and respond to computer and network security incidents based on industry best practices. Students will learn how to apply tools and techniques for incident containment, and identify issues relating to real world incident response handling. They will also learn how to capture and analyse network traffic anomalies. Students will also have chance to apply what they have learnt to respond to real world security incidents in a simulated laboratory environment with access to state-of-art SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools.

Modes of Assessment

Case Study Assignments
Projects

Course Schedule/Apply

Intake Info	Application Period	Course Duration
Not available for April 2023 intake	NA	1 year	Register Interest

Testimonials/Reviews

Find out what our graduates have to say about this course

"(My industry certifications) would not have been possible if I had not attained the Specialist Diploma in Information Security & Forensics. The course content is very relevant to me, and allowed me to acquire in-depth knowledge about information security and forensics."

Teh Qin Chuan

Course Fees

Course fee per Post-Diploma certificate

Fee Type	Total Fees w GST
SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents	S$305.40
Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above	S$295.32
Singapore Citizens aged below 40	S$449.40
Singapore Permanent Residents	S$1,181.28
Others & Repeat Students	S$2,966.04

SkillsFuture Credit Approved. For more details, please click here.

Course fees payable is based on per PDC.

Course fees will be reviewed by MOE on an annual basis and adjusted accordingly.

MOE subsidy will not be applicable for students who repeat a module or semester.

With effect from 1 Jul 2020, the Workforce Training Scheme (WTS) will be replaced by Work Support Scheme (WSS), for more information, please visit:

https://www.wsg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/workfare-skills-support-scheme-individuals.html

Course Contact

tsa_acadcet@tp.edu.sg
67881212
Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Closed during lunchtime, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
and on weekends and public holidays.
https://www.tp.edu.sg/tsa
Temasek SkillsFuture Academy
Temasek Polytechnic
East Wing Block 1A,
Level 3, Unit 81
21 Tampines Ave 1
Singapore 529757

Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel course with low enrolment.

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