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Reach your career goals with a cybersecurity diploma program

Diploma programs provide professional and/or technical skills for career transition in a wide variety of public and private business sectors. These programs are intended for those who have an interest in gaining additional knowledge for career transition or licensure.

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Cyber Security Diploma Program Overview

The Cyber Security program provides training for an entry-level career in Cyber Security industry. The program will focus on security information, procedures and processes used in all types of business, governmental, non-profit environments. The program includes training in security basics, networks basics and defense, identity and access management, cryptography concepts, system administration, logging and monitoring, programming, web security, project management, and threats and vulnerabilities.
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Program Outline

Computer Support Specialist graduate, existing CompTIA Network+ certification, or passing readiness test is required to start this program.

Students are required to participate in the final group project as an active member of the team. Daily evaluations are done as to their involvement in the final projects. Additionally, students must complete an individual project on a topic of their choosing. The project may include many different aspects of network attack and defense. The program requires a PC running Windows 7 or newer with a minimum of 8GB of RA

Diploma Program Requirements & Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Use network assessment tools to gauge the security posture of an organization
  • Implement access management controls and account management practices
  • Identify, compare, and contrast different types of attacks and related impacts
  • Use a programming language to automate system administration tasks
  • Use theoretical models and specific technical knowledge to secure web applications

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