This certificate prepares students for a career in cybersecurity as a Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist. The certificate emphasizes competency in computer networking, information systems management, Linux fundamentals, cybersecurity fundamentals, python programming, computer forensics, and ethical hacking fundamentals. Students will develop skills in risk and vulnerability management as well as learn competencies in cyber defense, computer forensics, and ethical hacking. Students will also develop analytical skills and programming fundamentals using python programming.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will learn how to solve a cybersecurity issue using programming constructs to implement automated processes for analyzing an organizational defensive posture.
2. Students will use a cybersecurity pentest framework to plan and scope a pentesting engagement; gather pertinent organizational information and identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities; use common offensive security tools to exploit organizational vulnerabilities, and clearly document the results of the penetration testing effort both in writing and orally.
Certificate of Achievement
Program Requirements
| Course | Units | Offered | Pre-Req/Rec Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSNT 111 Networking Fundamentals | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | None |
| CSNT 181 Hacker Prevention/Security | 3 | Fall, Spring | None |
| CSCI 130 Linux Fundamentals | 3 | Fall, Spring | None |
| CSIT 125 Computer Information Systems | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | None |
| CSIT 175 Python Programming | 3 | Fall, Spring | None |
| CSNT 250 Cyber Defense and Analysis | 3 | Fall | CSNT 181 |
| CSNT 255 Ethical Hacker Principles | 3 | Spring | CSNT 181 |
| CSNT 280 Computer Forensics Fundamentals | 3 | Spring | None |
Total Units: 24