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This cybersecurity course for professionals explores the core concepts of mobile payment security. Whether you are an analyst, architect, or administrator, this course will help you uncover the issues that inform any mobile payment implementation.
This course provides details on how card payments are processed, including differences between older ‘magnetic stripe’ transactions and newer EMV (or ‘chip’) based transactions. Using this as a base, the course outlines specifically how payment solutions are being implemented around the world on smartphones and mobile devices, the differences between mobile acceptance and mobile issuance, and how other types of payment methods and payment processes may be implemented on these devices. This includes discussions of tokenization and token service providers, their relationship to financial institutions and merchants, as well as card transactions using card readers, contactless payments, and the rise of mobile apps, mobile wallets, and the ledger systems that are often used to manage these processes. Topics of mobile security, security standards, cryptography, protection of sensitive data, potential data breaches, malware, and key management are touched upon at a high level, but primary focus is provided to the mobile payments eco-system and implementations.
This course is intended for cybersecurity professionals with an interest in payment systems. Basic knowledge of cybersecurity concepts (cryptography, threat models, etc.) is required, with a BS Degree in Cybersecurity optimal.
In this course you will learn how to think systematically and critically about the concepts and challenges informing implementation of any mobile payments strategy. You will come to understand the core issues that underlie the changing landscape of payments and how to secure digital transactions by learning:
Week 1: Payments Overview
Week 2: Introduction to Mobile Payments
Week 3: Payment Problems, Threat Models, and Attacks
Week 4: The Future of Payments
Who can take this course?
Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.
Who can take this course?
Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.
