Learning Outcomes
Cybersecurity, Virtualization and Forensics - AAS 60 Credits
- Develop an understanding of cybersecurity tools, techniques and technologies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how traditional intelligence methods and procedures are applied to the cybersecurity domain.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and information application related to the discipline of cybersecurity, to include intelligence, computer forensics and cyber operations.
- Demonstrate understanding of the legal and technical aspects of a cybercrime investigation and the application of computer forensic tools.
- Show how ethical issues impact decision making in the cybersecurity area.
- Develop an understanding of different forms of malware.
- Develop an understanding of risk assessment and management methods related to cybersecurity and national critical infrastructures.
- Demonstrate an understanding of cyber defense and attack methods.
Intrusion Detection and Incident Handling- Certificate 19 Credits
- Demonstrate troubleshooting strategies with a variety of security problems.
- Install and configure web, database, file, and application servers.
- Develop and implement effective security and disaster recovery systems and policies.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and procedures for Security management.
- Demonstrate effective research, planning, and security management of software updates and fixes.
- Apply accumulated knowledge and skills in an actual industry environment.
- Demonstrate effectiveness in the use of computer forensic tolls, procedures, techniques, and hardware as well as maintain physical evidence.
- Demonstrate effectiveness in configuring authentication schemes, such as NAT, content security and content vectoring, SYNDefender, and VPNs using industry standard firewalls.
- Demonstrate effectiveness in the use and scan of a network with heterogeneous operating systems and identify security vulnerabilities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of multiple areas within the liberal arts arena.
- Demonstrate knowledge in design and configuration of Windows security.
- Demonstrate effectiveness in tracking and monitoring as well as managing kicker attacks against Linux servers and how to prevent them.
Digital Forensics Analysis and Techniques - Certificate 18 Credits
- Qualified for an accounting clerk, technician, bookkeeper, or entry-level accountant at certain companies.
- Be aware of professional ethics in the accounting field.
- Create accounting reports and financial statements.
- Apply and perform skills in accounting for payroll.
- Identify, interpret, and apply tax law to income tax preparations.
- Interpret and appropriately apply the laws and procedures associated with identifying, acquiring, examining and presenting digital evidence.
- Create a method for gathering, assessing, and applying new and existing legislation and industry trends specific to the practice of digital forensics.
- Employ fundamental computer theory in the context of computer forensics practices.
- Adhere to the ethical standards of the profession and apply those standards to all aspects of the study and practice of digital forensics.
- Using the scientific process, apply the principles of effective digital forensic investigation techniques.
- Identify the culture of "white collar crime" and the methods used by white-collar criminals and employ this knowledge to guide economic crime investigations.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of available digital forensic tools and use them in a way that optimizes the efficiency and quality of digital forensic investigation.
- Explain the role of digital forensics in the field of information assurance and cyber security and recognize the opportunities to benefit from and support the goals of those fields.
Reverse Engineering Malware Analysis and Techniques - Certificate 18 Credits
- Interpret and appropriately apply the laws and procedures associated with identifying, acquiring, examining and presenting digital evidence.
- Create a method for gathering, assessing, and applying new and existing legislation and industry trends specific to the practice of digital forensics.
- Employ fundamental computer theory in the context of computer forensics practices.
- Adhere to the ethical standards of the profession and apply those standards to all aspects of the study and practice of digital forensics.
- Using the scientific process, apply the principles of effective digital forensic investigation techniques.
- Identify the culture of "white collar crime" and the methods used by white-collar criminals and employ this knowledge to guide economic crime investigations.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of available digital forensic tools and use them in a way that optimizes the efficiency and quality of digital forensic investigation.
- Explain the role of digital forensics in the field of information assurance and cyber security and recognize the opportunities to benefit from and support the goals of those fields.
Cybersecurity Analysis and Techniques- Certificate 17 Credits
- Develop an understanding of cybersecurity tools, techniques and technologies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how traditional intelligence methods and procedures are applied to the cybersecurity domain.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and information application related to the discipline of cybersecurity, to include intelligence, computer forensics and cyber operations.
- Demonstrate understanding of the legal and technical aspects of a cybercrime investigation and the application of computer forensic tools.
- Show how ethical issues impact decision making in the cybersecurity area.
- Develop an understanding of different forms of malware.
- Develop an understanding of risk assessment and management methods related to cybersecurity and national critical infrastructures.
- Demonstrate an understanding of cyber defense and attack methods.
IT Security and Audit Control - Certificate 17 Credits
- Perform a practical security audit in a real-world situation e.g. audit university computer lab.
- Audit/test controls on data integrity in end-user applications e.g. databases/spreadsheets/websites.
- Detection of network security attacks and configuration of protective mechanisms e.g. firewalls
- Demonstrate practical experience of operation and application of an encryption technology eg. PGP.
- Explain information systems threats, vulnerabilities, risks and controls.
- Explain computer security implementation standards/technologies/methods.
- Implement computer audit practice standards/technologies/methods.
- Explain legal/regulatory/standards frameworks for security/audit operations in UK, USA, Europe.
- Describe computer crime, police and forensic methods, and collection/presentation of legal evidence.
- Discuss security management for systems development, systems maintenance, and systems compliance.
Cloud Computing and Virtualization Security - AAS 60 Credits
- Demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the key principles of cloud computing and the security and privacy involved with this emerging technology.
- Examine Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and convert logical designs into services that can be implemented in today's Cloud environments.
- Implement a public cloud instance using a public cloud service provider.
- Distinguish between cloud providers and third party managed service providers.
- Assess, evaluate, and apply the necessary tools to analyze an organization’s assets and verify if the cloud security and privacy implications are justifiable in implementing Cloud Computing.
- Employ the appropriate resources to model service specifications and service contracts to perform service orchestration.
- Demonstrate effective decision making and management techniques to support the organization’s objective of growth while putting best practices into place.
- Apply best practices for the next generation IT professional through continuous awareness for the environmental impact when developing and implementing IT systems and reap the business benefits of adopting a Green IT strategy.
Cloud Security Virtualization Forensics - Certificate 21 Credits
- Demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the key principles of cloud computing and the security and privacy involved with this emerging technology.
- Examine Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and convert logical designs into services that can be implemented in today's Cloud environments.
- Security aspects of each cloud model
- Develop a risk-management strategy for moving to the cloud.
- Implement a public cloud instance using a public cloud service provider.
- Apply RSA's trust-based security model to different layers in the infrastructure stack.
- Distinguish between cloud providers and third party managed service providers.
- Assess, evaluate, and apply the necessary tools to analyze an organization’s assets and verify if the cloud security and privacy implications are justifiable in implementing Cloud Computing.
- Employ the appropriate resources to model service specifications and service contracts to perform service orchestration.
- Demonstrate effective decision making and management techniques to support the organization’s objective of growth while putting best practices into place.
- Apply best practices for the next generation IT professional through continuous awareness for the environmental impact when developing and implementing IT systems and reap the business benefits of adopting a Green IT strategy.
Cloud Computing - Certificate 19 Credits
- Demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the key principles of cloud computing and the security and privacy involved with this emerging technology.
- Examine Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and convert logical designs into services that can be implemented in today's Cloud environments.
- Implement a public cloud instance using a public cloud service provider.
- Distinguish between cloud providers and third party managed service providers.
- Assess, evaluate, and apply the necessary tools to analyze an organization’s assets and verify if the cloud security and privacy implications are justifiable in implementing Cloud Computing.
- Employ the appropriate resources to model service specifications and service contracts to perform service orchestration.
- Demonstrate effective decision making and management techniques to support the organization’s objective of growth while putting best practices into place.
Virtualization and End User Computing- Certificate 19 Credits
- Demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the key principles of cloud computing and the security and privacy involved with this emerging technology.
- Analyze the technical needs of end-users.
- Use appropriate server-side software to fulfill business requirements.
- Assess various virtualization solutions.
- Identify basic virtualization architectures.
- Identify customer needs to evaluate network requirements.
- Create virtual solutions for servers.
- Install and configure virtual servers and clients.
- Implement and manage virtual servers and data centers.
- Use the cloud services for storage and virtualization.
- Deploy applications through thin clients.
- Design and secure fault tolerant enterprise networks.
- Demonstrate effective decision making and management techniques to support the organization’s objective of growth while putting best practices into place.
- Apply best practices for the next generation IT professional through continuous awareness for the environmental impact when developing and implementing IT systems and reap the business benefits of adopting a Green IT strategy.