Cyber Security, Certificate of Competency (CSC)

Degree Awarded Certificate
Division Business, Computing & Social Science

Program Description

Effective Fall 2022

The Cyber Security Certificate Degree Program prepares students to identify security threats to networked computers, devices, and their data. Students will learn how to examine network intrusions in order to implement proper defense techniques. Ethical hacking techniques and programs will be used by students to help them identify potential weaknesses in network, network devices, and data. Students completing this certificate program will be qualified for employment in positions related to networking and cyber security specialists. This program also helps prepare students for the following Information Technology certification exams; CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, and the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Students can transfer in correlating college credits for any of the program courses in this certificate degree program. Additionally, students can also gain college credits for any correlating industry certifications listed above that they currently hold, but in either case students must complete at least half of the credits in the program in order to complete and obtain this certificate.

 

Career

Course Spotlight NET 125 Ethical Hacking teaches students to use current cyber and network administration software utilities to identify, test, and analyze security vulnerabilities. The course prepares students for the EC Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker Certification exam.

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