The International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) combined with a Certificate in Cyber Security and Data Protection at Bar-Ilan University is a dual-credential program designed to merge executive business leadership with advanced data defense strategies. Offered by the International School, the Graduate School of Business Administration, and the School of Hi-Tech and Cyber Security, this program equips professionals to navigate the critical intersection of corporate strategy and global information security.
This program is designed to allow you to advance your education without pausing your career. The journey begins in August with a five-month intensive Certificate in Cyber Security and Data Protection, which focuses on identifying vulnerabilities, implementing defense strategies, and safeguarding digital ecosystems. Following this, the 15-month International MBA commences in March of the following year, delivering global management principles and executive leadership training.
As a student, you will acquire practical, applicable skills across both disciplines, ensuring you can drive organizational innovation while protecting sensitive corporate assets. The IMBA curriculum includes high-level coursework in finance, marketing, management, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, and future technology. Simultaneously, the cyber security track provides a comprehensive understanding of network and information security, ethical hacking, cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, security policies and compliance, incident response and recovery, risk management, and security governance.
Led by prominent industry experts, the cyber security track is specifically engineered to train top-tier Chief Information and Cyber Security Officers (CISO) and Data Protection Officers (DPO). In addition to earning Bar-Ilan University’s highly regarded CISO and DPO certificates, graduates are comprehensively prepared to sit for five prestigious international certification exams. These include the CC and CISSP offered by ISC2, the CISM offered by ISACA, the CIPP/E offered by IAPP, and the C|CISO offered by the EC-Council. Ultimately, this dual qualification provides a competitive advantage in an expanding sector, ensuring graduates possess both the strategic foresight to lead organizations and the technical expertise to secure them against modern cyber threats.
You will need the following documents to apply:
Please Note that you can apply first and submit your GMAT score later. Additionally, the essay and integrated reasoning sections of the GMAT exam are not required.
**Exemptions from the GMAT exam requirement:
Application for graduate degrees taught in English 2026-2027
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Ramat-Gan, Israel 5290002
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