Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Computer Technology

Overview

The Cybersecurity Associate of Applied Science degree will equip students with knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in further academic endeavors or direct employment in the field of cybersecurity. Major areas of study include security fundamentals, operating systems, scripting, digital forensics, cyber operations, cloud computing, and network defense. The courses in this degree provide students a hands-on approach to develop and implement appropriate cybersecurity skills and abilities. 

Learning Outcomes Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Describe cybersecurity and the application of the Confidentiality Integrity and Availability (CIA) model in cyber defense.

• Characterize and document how a systems compromise occurred through an analytical process.

• Securely configure network devices, servers, and workstations and through validation test the effectiveness of the applied controls.

• Analyze network operations, conduct network and host penetration tests, and implement passive countermeasures.

• Identify the basic components of a layered structure for host, network, and organizational defense.

• Differentiate and implement modern automation tools and techniques as they apply to cybersecurity. 

Linux System Administration

The Linux System Administrator Certificate teaches the basic Linux operating skills related to user groups, scripting, and system administration.

Learning Outcomes Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Describe how the Linux operating system functions.

• Use the Linux file and directory system and the Linux editor.

• Add, change, and remove users, groups, and peripheral devices.

• Perform routine system administration duties.

• Implement literals, constants, variables, operators, arrays, structures, functions, classes, input and output, and file processing.

• Demonstrate the design, coding, testing, and debugging of scripts using current computer problem-solving methodologies.

• Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and security on a Linux server.

Admissions Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program. See the Cybersecurity Center page for more information