University Certificate - Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is essential for mitigating organizational risk against loss of data, intellectual property, and brand equity, as well as associated legal ramifications. Understanding how cyberattacks happen and how to protect IT infrastructure against them as their best defense.

This Cybersecurity Certificate program was designed to give students a deep understanding of the foundational principles, plus hands-on experience with both offensive and defensive tools. The classes in this five-course program are taught by cybersecurity industry experts.

This program is perfect for:

• IT professionals looking to advance into the cybersecurity area • Entrepreneurs seeking to mitigate cybersecurity risks by avoiding common pitfalls • Tech workers interested in learning about infrastructure, securing networks, and defending against cyberattacks • Security managers pursuing a higher-level understanding of cybersecurity

What students can learn:

• Best practices for secure applications; cryptography, common attack vectors, cyberattacks, and exploits • How to create security policies, risk assessments, disaster recovery plans, post-attack protocols and procedures • Hands-on experience with OSI stack security, hacking methodology and mitigation, penetration testing, and defensive strategies • Concepts needed for the CompTIASecurity+ and other certifications