Advanced Cybersecurity Certificate

This course is an introduction to information assurance and security in computing technology. Topics include risk management; protecting information in the enterprise; business continuity and disaster recovery planning; threats and remediation; legal, ethical, and professional issues; and considerations within systems development processes.

This course prepares the student to plan, install, configure and maintain a secure wireless infrastructure. Topics covered include basic radio frequency (RF) technologies, regulations and standards, protocols and devices, network implementation, network security, RF site surveying, antenna concepts, wireless network architecture, wireless local area network (LAN) hardware and software, along with network design, installation and management.

This course covers the managerial and technical considerations related to access controls, authentication, external attacks, and other risk areas facing an enterprise. This course will also survey the techniques to prevent unauthorized computer and facility access as well as the concepts for protecting the hardware and software assets of an enterprise.

This course introduces students to the concept of information systems security within the framework of a major security certification—the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) certification. It provides an overview of the new eight domains of the CISSP® certification and prepares students for more detailed work in the subsequent program courses. This course focuses on the policies, processes, and technologies that are implemented to protect an organization's data, information system, network, and assets. Critical components of information systems security will be covered during this course to include secure network and communications, identity and access management principles, security assessment and training methodologies, and security operations.

This course explores the evolution from information security to cybersecurity, policy and cybersecurity development, and the relationships between business and public- or private-sector organizations in meeting the challenges of cybersecurity threats. Students will be introduced to the legal and regulatory requirements for internal network and internet security as they apply to both business and personal use. Vulnerabilities of both the organization and the individual will be reviewed, as well as the processes and controls for mitigating cybersecurity threats. The need for an IT audit and risk assessment will also be explored as part of the vulnerability or mitigation process, as well as the need for development of an organization-wide cybersecurity policy.

This course reinforces student's knowledge of the types of risks that information systems professionals need to consider during the development and implementation of computer-based information systems. This course will survey remedies and prevention techniques available to address the risk areas presented. Organizational policies, project management, and procurement considerations will also be analyzed and applied to development, implementation, and use of computer-based information systems.