Stanford University Offers Free Cyber Security Course For Students – News18

Why would anyone pass up the opportunity to enrol in a free course at Stanford University, currently ranked third in the world? If you’ve ever had this aspiration, it can now become a reality. Stanford University has launched a no-cost cybersecurity course in response to the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.

Stanford University provides a range of online cybersecurity programs. In these courses, students will delve into advanced information technology and the core principles of computer system security, including strategies to prevent cyber attacks and safeguard others.

This advanced cyber security curriculum targets professionals tasked with network security, safeguarding digital assets, defending against attacks, and ensuring customer privacy. It aims to enhance their expertise in this domain.

Stanford University’s online cyber security course is entirely tuition-free. Upon successful completion, you will have the opportunity to include its certificate on your resume. The course will be instructed by esteemed faculty members, including Computer Science Professor John Mitchell, Professor Dan Boneh from Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Professor Nick McCann from Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Assistant Professor Zakir Dumroumeric from Computer Science.

Stanford University provides a variety of cybersecurity courses, with durations ranging from two to eight to 10 hours, allowing you to choose based on your availability and preferences. For comprehensive details on course admissions, please visit Stanford University’s website at https://online.stanford.edu/.

Becoming a cybersecurity expert can be highly lucrative, with the potential to earn lakhs of rupees. On average, a mid-career cyber security specialist with four to nine years of experience in India can command an annual salary of Rs 12 lakhs. For those with 10 to 20 years of expertise, the annual earnings can reach Rs 22-23 lakhs.

Stanford University, established in 1885 by Leland Stanford and his wife Jane, was founded in memory of their late son, Leland Stanford Jr., who passed away at the age of 15 due to typhoid fever. The university welcomed its first students on October 1, 1891, and it was unique in being coeducational and non-denominational.

Stanford faced financial challenges after Leland Stanford’s death in 1893 and further setbacks when much of the campus was damaged in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. However, after World War II, Frederick Terman, the university’s provost, championed and supported faculty and graduates in fostering entrepreneurial activities, which ultimately contributed to the emergence of Silicon Valley as a thriving technological hub.