High-tech manufacturing thrives on precision, speed, and innovation, but each of these strengths creates vulnerabilities when cybersecurity is neglected. This course equips learners to see security not as a cost center, but as a core enabler of resilient manufacturing. Across three modules, participants will learn to build a disciplined security practice, grounded in fundamentals, metrics, and governance; secure the factory end-to-end, from suppliers and production lines to customer delivery; and protect the crown jewels of innovation, with strategies for intellectual property defense, disaster recovery, and continuous improvement. Through hands-on activities, case studies, and scenario-based exercises, learners will practice mapping risk, designing operational safeguards, and leading effective incident response.
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What you'll learn
Apply the foundational principles of cybersecurity within a high-tech manufacturing environment.
Evaluate risks, threats, and vulnerabilities across the factory ecosystem, moving from supply chain to ops and then delivery.
Implement best practices for intellectual property, operational resilience, and continuous security in risk assessment and incident response.
Skills you'll gain
- Security Strategy
- Business Continuity Planning
- Operational Risk
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Cybersecurity
- Cyber Security Strategy
- Security Controls
- Incident Response
- Governance
- Risk Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Compliance Reporting
- Innovation
- Manufacturing Operations
- Security Management
- Intellectual Property
- Case Studies
- Design
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There are 3 modules in this course
High-tech manufacturing security begins with fundamentals that set the tone for everything else. This module shows how cybersecurity basics, meaningful metrics, and governance frameworks combine to create a disciplined security practice. Learners will see that security is not an isolated control but an organized system—anchored in measurement and accountability—that connects the factory floor to the boardroom.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 peer review
Protecting the factory means defending the end-to-end process that turns ideas into products. This module ties together supply chain security, operational safeguards, and customer trust into a holistic model of resilience. Learners will recognize that securing the flow of materials, machines, and finished goods is inseparable from securing the reputation of the business itself.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 peer review
In high-tech manufacturing, protecting the “crown jewels” of innovation requires more than strong walls—it demands resilience and persistence. This module weaves together IP protection, crisis recovery, and continuous improvement to show that security must endure across lifecycles, not just incidents. Learners will leave with a framework for building lasting resilience: safeguarding ideas, recovering from crises, and embedding a culture of ongoing vigilance.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment2 peer reviews
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