Master in Cybersecurity Management Program

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of operating systems before focusing on practical Linux administration and introductory Windows environments. Students will study how operating systems manage hardware, software, users, files, processes, services, and security, then apply these concepts through hands-on activities using Linux and selected Windows tools.

The course covers common tasks in major Linux distributions, including the command line, file system navigation, user and permission management, software installation, basic maintenance, workstation configuration, shell scripting, and simple automation. It also introduces Windows environments, allowing students to compare Linux and Windows approaches to system administration and everyday operating system tasks.

Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, students will develop practical skills in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting operating systems. The course also emphasizes the open-source philosophy, the role of Linux in areas such as system administration, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data science, and the importance of understanding multiple operating systems in modern IT environments.

This course introduces the key concepts, terminology, and technologies underlying modern computer infrastructure, including computer networks, the Internet, cloud infrastructure, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Students will examine infrastructure standards, protocols, and models together with network components, topologies, functions, and processes, covering both wired and wireless connectivity as well as addressing, routing, and switching. The course also introduces network security threats and defenses and considers emerging technologies shaping the future of connectivity.

This course introduces the skills of data management professionals in deploying, managing, and maintaining database systems. It focuses on the foundational skills needed for tasks including database design, data processing, installation, security, and business continuity.

Students will gain hands-on experience manipulating data with Structured Query Language (SQL) in relational databases.

This course provides basic programming literacy by teaching students to design, write, debug, and run programs in the Python programming language, as well as to understand the software development process, including computer systems design and software testing.

The curriculum is aligned to the Python Institute PCEP certification exam.

This course provides students with the theoretical foundations and hands-on skills of cybersecurity practice. Students learn about basic cybersecurity controls and how to apply them, including the control classes of the security and privacy controls standard for information systems and organizations (NIST 800-53) and the way its control families map to the cybersecurity framework (NIST CSWP 29: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0).

Through labs, readings, and research, learners acquire skills and knowledge about how security controls work and are applied to govern, identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from threats and vulnerabilities, and about the types of threats organizations need to guard against in an evolving cybersecurity landscape.

The course maps to many of the Security+ V7 exam objectives:

General security concepts

Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Security architecture

Security operations

Security program management and oversight

The Security Practitioners Colloquium is an experiential, discussion-driven course designed to expose students to the contemporary challenges, practices, and professional realities of the security field. Through practitioner presentations, real-world case studies, and interactive dialogue, students gain insight into emerging threats, operational approaches, ethical considerations, and strategic decision-making across the security domain.

This course is ideal for students seeking to bridge academic study with professional application and to explore the diverse pathways and roles within the security profession.

The course introduces students to the fundamental principles of risk assessment and risk management as they relate to information systems and the organizational threat landscape. Students learn to assess and manage both quantitative and qualitative risks, and to describe and apply the risk management life cycle.

Students also learn to create and apply risk management communication and implementation strategies, and to apply and customize common standards, practices, methods, and tools to assess and manage information risks in given scenarios. They learn how to avoid common risk management issues and how to assess the maturity level of risk management in an organization so that it can be improved.

Finally, students learn about enterprise security controls and how they fit within the context of regulatory goals, and how risk management can help ensure cybersecurity compliance.

This course provides students with the knowledge and critical perspectives needed to address the sustainability and ethical challenges facing organizations in a rapidly changing global environment.

The first part of the course introduces major sustainability issues affecting businesses, including:

Climate change

Biodiversity loss

Social justice

Labor conditions

Global supply chains

Students explore key concepts, frameworks, tools, and standards for assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts, and how organizations can rethink their strategies and redesign their business models to support sustainability transitions. Throughout the course, they reflect critically on ecological limits, stakeholder responsibilities, and the ethical role of business in advancing sustainable development.

The second part of the course is devoted to program-specific applications tailored to the needs of each master’s program.

By the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate sustainability and ethical challenges, apply relevant ESG frameworks and ethical reasoning to organizational decision-making, and propose practical solutions that contribute to sustainable business practices.

Credited language courses for all levels are included in the program. French is mandatory for all non-French-speaking students.

Native French-speaking students can choose another language (Chinese, Spanish, German; list subject to change).

This course provides comprehensive foundations and hands-on practice in cybersecurity incident response and digital forensics. Students learn to identify, investigate, and manage security incidents using recognized standards such as NIST 800-61 and ISO 27035, while integrating legal, ethical, and managerial considerations.

Through labs, case studies, and simulations, learners gain practical experience in evidence acquisition, Windows and Linux forensics, memory and network analysis, and effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to securing artificial intelligence systems across their lifecycle. Students examine the unique security risks associated with AI-enabled applications, machine learning models, and generative AI technologies, including threats to data, models, infrastructure, and AI-assisted business processes.

The course explores adversarial machine learning, prompt injection, model poisoning, data privacy, supply chain security, AI governance, and emerging standards for trustworthy AI. Students also learn how AI can be leveraged to strengthen cybersecurity through threat detection, security analytics, vulnerability management, and security operations.

Through case studies, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios, students develop the knowledge and practical skills needed to design, deploy, evaluate, and manage secure AI systems while balancing security, privacy, ethics, and business objectives.

The Security Practitioners Colloquium is an experiential, discussion-driven course designed to expose students to the contemporary challenges, practices, and professional realities of the security field. Through practitioner presentations, real-world case studies, and interactive dialogue, students gain insight into emerging threats, operational approaches, ethical considerations, and strategic decision-making across the security domain.

This course is ideal for students seeking to bridge academic study with professional application and to explore the diverse pathways and roles within the security profession.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, practices, and tools of project management. Students will learn how to plan, execute, monitor, control, and close projects effectively and efficiently across a range of industries.

The course covers key areas including project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. Students will develop skills in scheduling (e.g., Gantt charts, critical path analysis), budgeting, risk assessment, and team leadership.

Emphasis is placed on aligning project goals with organizational strategy, as well as on the use of software tools such as Microsoft Project or equivalent platforms.

The course focuses on the legal protection of technical tools exploited in the digital realm, such as software, platforms, and databases, including DRMs and AI. It also focuses on the protection of data circulating on the web.

It therefore analyzes the legal frameworks concerning personal data protection and studies the provisions protecting non-personal data, databases, and elaborated data. This includes an analysis of the GDPR, in comparison with US norms, and of intellectual property rights, with a focus on copyright, neighboring rights, and trade secrets.

Finally, the course addresses the liability regimes that apply to hosting and content providers, and the contractual provisions that may be used in different frameworks.

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This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to investigate complex organizational challenges through rigorous research methods. Students learn to identify and analyze business problems, select and apply appropriate research methodologies, and critically engage with academic and professional sources to build robust, evidence-based knowledge.

Emphasis is placed on developing creative solutions to organizational issues and communicating research findings effectively through clear, persuasive, and professional presentation techniques. The course combines a common foundation in research methods with program-specific applications that reflect the research needs and practices of each master’s program.

By the end of the course, students will be able to design and conduct methodologically sound research that supports informed decision-making in organizational and business contexts.

The Career Program aims to help IÉSEG students build and implement their career plan in line with their aspirations, skills and the socio-economic reality of the market.

The objective is to facilitate their integration into the job market, in an environment that allows them to develop personally and professionally.

All students benefit from a credited program tailored to their track or major, taught by a dedicated team of experienced professionals. The Career Program includes collective credited courses, digital resources, and on-demand coaching provided by the Career team for those who need additional support.

A cycle of thematic events fosters connections with companies and helps students build their professional networks. Our teaching approach blends various methods, including digital modules, interactive and blended learning, coaching, peer-to-peer learning, learning by doing, live scenarios, debriefing, and reflection, in line with IÉSEG’s teaching and learning strategy.

Credited language courses for all levels are included in the program. French is mandatory for all non-French-speaking students.

Native French-speaking students can choose another language (Chinese, Spanish, German; list subject to change).

This course provides hands-on penetration testing training, including vulnerability assessment, scanning, and analysis, as well as planning, scoping, and managing weaknesses for the cloud, hybrid environments, web applications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and traditional on-premises environments.

The curriculum is aligned to the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam.

This course introduces students to the principles and practices of Information Systems governance and compliance in contemporary organizations. It examines how governance structures, decision rights, accountability mechanisms, risk management practices, and control frameworks shape the effective and responsible use of digital technologies.

The course focuses on the organizational challenges created by cybersecurity risks, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, enterprise architecture, and regulatory expectations. Students learn to distinguish governance from IT management and cybersecurity operations, identify governance failures, apply recognized governance frameworks, and evaluate the effectiveness of controls and maturity models.

Through case studies, simulations, AI-supported analysis, and group presentations, students develop the ability to analyze complex governance problems, assess organizational and ethical risks, and propose realistic governance mechanisms. Particular attention is given to responsible AI, transparency, accountability, cybersecurity resilience, and the social impacts of digital decision-making.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Diagnose governance issues

Use appropriate frameworks to structure their analysis

Design governance responses aligned with business strategy and risk management

Communicate recommendations clearly in a professional context

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to investigate complex organizational challenges through rigorous research methods. Students learn to identify and analyze business problems, select and apply appropriate research methodologies, and critically engage with academic and professional sources to build robust, evidence-based knowledge.

Emphasis is placed on developing creative solutions to organizational issues and communicating research findings effectively through clear, persuasive, and professional presentation techniques. The course combines a common foundation in research methods with program-specific applications that reflect the research needs and practices of each master’s program.

By the end of the course, students will be able to design and conduct methodologically sound research that supports informed decision-making in organizational and business contexts.

This course gives participants an in-depth understanding of entrepreneurship, new business development, and business plan writing.

Through lectures, testimonials, fieldwork, and group assignments, participants are confronted with the how, where, when, with whom, and why of starting and developing new business activities.

As part of an international and multicultural team, participants work on an operational business plan with one of two aims:

The creation of a new venture (NVC track)

The acceleration of new business for an already established SME (NBD track)

The course thus goes beyond theory: hands-on experience is gained through out-of-class fieldwork covering all steps of the entrepreneurial decision-making process, for example idea generation, feasibility analysis, industry study, market analysis, marketing plan, production plan, product development, and financial statements.

In doing so, participants acquire entrepreneurial knowledge and behaviors that support innovative solutions and new value creation.

This course equips students with the analytical tools and strategic perspective to understand how geopolitical dynamics impact global business environments. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students explore the influence of political risk, international relations, and global power shifts on trade, investment, supply chains, and corporate strategy.

Emphasis is placed on real-world cases and interactive discussions to help students assess geopolitical risk and adapt business decisions accordingly. By the end of the course, participants will be able to integrate geopolitical thinking into strategic planning, enabling responsible and resilient decision-making in complex international contexts.

Particular attention is given to the social impact of geopolitical shifts, encouraging students to consider how business decisions can promote inclusive growth, ethical practices, and long-term societal resilience.

This is a modular, asynchronous course designed to give participants a comprehensive and integrated understanding of AI and its transformative impact on business strategy. Bridging technical knowledge and strategic insight, the course guides learners through a rich curriculum that explores how AI drives innovation, enhances operational efficiency, and creates sustainable competitive advantages.

The learning journey culminates in real-world case studies that demonstrate how leading organizations have successfully integrated AI into their strategies, operations, and innovation processes. These examples provide actionable insights and help bridge theory and practice.

Crucially, the course also addresses the broader societal and environmental impacts of AI, placing ethical, ecological, and workforce considerations at the heart of strategic decision-making. By the end of the course, participants will understand not only how AI works, but also how to deploy it responsibly and strategically for long-term business success in complex, dynamic environments.

Creativity is one of the critical components of an organization’s ability to survive and thrive in today’s competitive and dynamic markets. This course gives participants a rich understanding of how creativity can be fostered and managed in a work setting.

They will acquire knowledge of the various theoretical conceptualizations of creativity (how to define it), its antecedents (what makes you and others more creative) and its outcomes (what impact it has), as well as of design thinking techniques and tools to lead teams through the creative journey.

Here are some of the questions we will address:

How do creative ideas happen?

How can we foster our creativity and the creativity of those around us?

What are the paths of creative development of individuals who succeed in their creative endeavors?

What are the implications for fostering and managing creativity in the workplace?

What are the obstacles to creativity?

What is the nature of creativity in teams and organizations?

During the course, a variety of teaching and learning techniques (including design thinking) will be used to help participants think critically and imaginatively about different perspectives on creativity.

To make learning a shared experience between participants and the instructor, the course integrates real challenges and practical experiences of creativity: projects, presentations, experiential exercises, and critical reflection on the course materials.

This advanced course offers a comprehensive exploration of how organizations can effectively manage, measure, and align performance at individual, team, and organizational levels. It begins by clarifying the concept of performance management: what it is, what it is not, and what characterizes effective strategic performance practices.

Students will examine the challenges of defining and measuring performance accurately, and how to align performance indicators with broader strategic goals such as employee engagement, retention, and organizational growth. Throughout the course, they will work with a range of human resource management tools applicable at the various stages of the performance management cycle. Legal, ethical, and reporting considerations, as well as software solutions, are also addressed to provide a holistic understanding of modern performance systems.

A key focus of the course is the social dimension of performance management. Students will explore how to design systems that are valid, reliable, and fair for all employees, with a strong emphasis on eliminating bias and supporting diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

The course encourages critical assessment of whether performance systems genuinely enable all individuals, regardless of background, to demonstrate their full potential. This includes addressing how organizational culture, leadership behaviors, and system design can unintentionally disadvantage certain groups, and how such challenges can be effectively mitigated in practice.

Credited language courses for all levels are included in the program. French is mandatory for all non-French-speaking students.

Native French-speaking students can choose another language (Chinese, Spanish, German; list subject to change).

4- to 6-month internship or work experience anywhere in the world. Alternatively, students can opt for a consulting project or a thesis.