Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Certificate
Curriculum CIS.CYB.CERT (C407S)
The Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Certificate is designed to provide students with foundational and advanced knowledge and experience with technical security practices and information assurance policies in order to obtain positions as Cybersecurity analysts, specialists, engineers, technical security support personnel, and managers. Coursework will prepare students and current Information Technology (IT) practitioners with experience for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) / Certified Information Systems Security Practitioner (CISSP) / System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute (SANS) or the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) certification exams.
At the completion of this certificate the graduate will be able to:
- plan, design, build, deploy and manage secure IT infrastructure and systems compliant with current information assurance policies and regulations;
- assess technical vulnerabilities;
- identify attack vectors;
- respond to attacks; and
- monitor and deploy layered defense mechanisms in complex IT infrastructure.
| CIS 102 # Professional Information Technology and Computer Science | | 3 credits |
or comparable background in IT/Computing.
| CIS 210 ◊ # Data Communications & Networking Fundamentals | | 3 credits |
| CIS 220 ◊ # Introduction to Network Security | | 3 credits |
| CIS 226 ◊ # Advanced Network Security | | 3 credits |
| CIS 277 ◊ # Command Processing and Scripting | | 3 credits |
| Select courses from appropriate concentration | | 6-9 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 18-21 |
| CIS 227 # Vulnerability Analysis & Ethical Hacking | | 3 credits |
| CIS 212 ◊ # Internetworking, Routing and Switching | | 3 credits |
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| CIS 176 ◊ LAN Administration: Windows Server | | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| CIS 179 ◊ # Linux System Administration | | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| CIS 236 ◊ Introduction to Wireless LAN Administration | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 9 |
CIS 210◊ and CIS 212◊: Prepares the student for CISCO's Certified Network Administrator Exam.
| CIS 229 # Information Assurance Ethics, Management and Policy | | 3 credits |
| CIS 231 # Information Assurance Risk, Continuity and Governance | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 6 |
| CIS 238 ◊ # Introduction to Computer Forensics | | 3 credits |
| CIS 240 ◊ # Advanced Computer Forensics | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 18-21
See CIS course descriptions.
Note: Semester One Option: CIS 102, CIS 210◊, CIS 220◊, CIS 277◊
Semester Two Option: CIS 226◊, Concentration Selections.
Coordinator: David Anderson, Ext. 3349
Gainful Employment
The information provided in the link below is available to assist students in making informed choices about their education and career.
http://www.triton.edu/GE_Certificates/CybersecurityAndInformationAssuranceCertificate/11.1003-Gedt.html
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