This program is designed to meet the emerging demand for highly skilled cybersecurity professionals within the information technology industry and business community. This certificate program provides an in-depth examination of cybersecurity technology with an emphasis on executing a vulnerability analysis of an organization network and network hardening. The student will be trained to use various tools to analyze networks for vulnerabilities and secure networks through the application of various defense mechanisms including firewalls, intrusion detection and Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
Applying for Admission to the Program
In order to meet the requirements of the market for jobs in network security, students should have professional or educational experience in network and system administration.
Program Admission Requirements
Completion of the Computer Networking Academy Certificate or industry experience with Linux, Windows, working at the command line of any operating system and networking.
Continuing Eligibility Requirements
Students must maintain a grade of "C" or better in the program requirements.
Minimum Credits Required for the Program: 13
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| CSS 200 | Introduction to Network Security - Security+ | 4 |
| CSS 205 | Essentials of Network Penetration Testing | 4 |
| CSS 210 | Network Perimeter Protection - CCNA Security | 4 |
| CSS 295 | Cybersecurity Industry Certification Preparation | 1 |
| Total Credits | 13 |
