Cybersecurity

Learners are introduced to the foundational concepts, principles, threats, information security architecture, hacking techniques, malware, and contemporary technologies to identify and combat cyber security incidents. The interactive framework of the course will provide students with a practical sense of current and emerging cyber security trends.

This course introduces students to basics of endpoint security including mobile threat defense, endpoint detection and response, and system hardening. It also entails configuration and troubleshooting endpoint and networking hardware components. Students gain hands-on experience of large scale system management through technologies such as mobile device management, Windows group policy, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, Jamf, Altiris and other technologies used to manage thousands of systems.

This course will cover general digital security, cryptography, network attacks, wireless security, application security, device security, identity management, risk mitigation, and cybersecurity tools used by industry professionals. Learners will be prepared for the CompTIA (Information Security Specialist) Security + Exam through this comprehensive course. The Security+ certification is considered an essential qualification for IT security professionals in the workforce.

This course prepares learners for contingency planning in the event of a cybersecurity incident or emergency. An integral component to organizational readiness is the development of an incident response plan. Boards and management will rely on IT security professionals to aid in their development. This course guides learners through the creation of an incident response plan: incident detection and decision-making, the organization of a computer incident response team (CSIRT), response strategies, and recovery.

This course explores the rapid adoption of emerging technology and the growing implications for the security and privacy landscape. As emerging technology grow in all aspects of our lives, there is emerging a parallel, ongoing increase and evolution in cybersecurity risks. As this rapid adoption of new technology continues to explode, along with the volume of data sources in combination with the creativity of bad actors, the risk for organizations are increasingly growing. This course will allow students the opportunity to explore how emerging technologies such as IoT and AI are changing the threat landscape.

This course covers the ground-up fundamentals of implementing policies, controls, procedures and technologies that work together to protect cloud-based systems, data, and infrastructure. A basic understanding to the cloud and the concepts, and technologies associated with it. The course will delve into not only how public and private cloud security works but the known risk and challenges it can pose for an organization.

This course presents an in-depth examination of digital forensics. Students will learn advanced cyber-investigatory techniques including collecting and preserving digital evidence, cybercrime defenses, mobile forensics, network forensics, endpoint forensics, case studies, and the latest forensic tools in the industry to combat cybercrime.

Cybercriminals are using machine learning to launch large-scale and sophisticated attacks. Machine learning and AI provides the ability to uncover patterns and vulnerabilities that may be difficult for human security team to find. This class teaches students how some businesses are embracing machine learning-based security tools to identify and fight off cyber-attacks.