Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate (CYSC-CC-ESN)

This 2024-25 Curriculum Guide is intended as a reference for Fall 2024 registration. The complete 2024-25 Academic Catalog will be finalized on July 1, 2024.

The Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate is designed to take a student with little or no information technology experience and prepare them for entry-level work in Cybersecurity. Curriculum in this program is based on topic areas, learning objectives, and goals for educating the workforce prescribed by the cybersecurity community, including the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to:

• Design, build and test a Python program.
• Identify the security controls required by organization to protect the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of data and systems.
• Evaluate computer forensic methods.
• Implement major network authentication schemes.
• Use hacking software tools to identify known vulnerabilities associated with a computer system, and computer network.
• Install network security appliances and software such as firewall and network intrusion systems.

This certificate will begin to prepare students for common security certification  exams such as:

• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Linux+
• CompTIA Security+
• Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
• Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (CEH)
• ISC2’s Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)