Cyber & Cloud Security Program

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of effective communication skills required in both personal and professional settings. The course explores the essential elements of communication, including interpersonal communication, leadership styles & characteristics, professional networking, conflict resolution and interpersonal communication. Students will develop a strong foundation in communication theory that will help in communicating effectively and confidently in different professional and personal settings.

This course will introduce students to the concept of professional practice. Students will be introduced to professional competencies, research skills, writing, and presentation skills. Students will develop an understanding of project-management skills, and the importance of ongoing professional education and certification.

This course will introduce students to the concept of professional ethics with understanding of different ethical principles and theories and how they apply cyber & cloud security roles. Students will learn why ethics matter and different ethical dilemmas in the cyber & cloud security field as well as understanding of their responsibilities and accountabilities for legal, regulatory, security, privacy, governance, and policy requirements related to information management. Students will develop a strong ethical framework that guides their decisions thereby fostering integrity and social responsibility.

This course is designed to familiarize students with local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), the Internet, and the hardware and software associated with networking. Understanding the fundamentals of LANs, WANs, hardware, and software are core to the networking industry. You will gain the knowledge that you need to become certified, and the practical skills you will need to be well on your way to a job in the IT networking field. Upon completion of the course you will be prepared to sit for the CompTIA’s Network + N10-006 exam.

This course is designed to introduce students to the issues associated with modern day security in the IT world. This course covers most major security topics and is designed to prepare the student to be able to take and pass the SY0-401 exam to become CompTIA Security+ certified.

This course provides students with understanding of the fundamental theories and concepts in information security with the knowledge required to protect sensitive information and mitigate risks in an enterprise environment. Students will explore different concepts of information security including identifying and implementing security objectives and control types through the application of various industry best practices and frameworks.

This course introduces students to fundamental principles and strategies related to technology management that is required to maintain a secure computing environment. Students will be introduced to different technology management programs such as change & configuration management, encryption key management, disaster recovery/ business continuity, identity and access management, incident management, patch management, risk management, vulnerability and performance management etc. 

This course can provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of data security and protection. It covers the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary to secure sensitive data, including data classification, access control, encryption, data loss prevention, and incident response. The course also explores various data security standards and regulations, such as GDPR and HIPAA, and their implications for organizations.

This course introduces students to IT architecture concepts required to create secure system applications. This includes reviewing formal security models (such as Bell-LaPadula, Biba, Clark-Wilson, Brewer-Nash, Graham-Denning, etc.), as well as looking at how those theoretical models get implemented on critical technology components (like computers, operating systems, applications, networks, and databases).

This course introduces students to the importance of business systems analysis and its role in developing secure systems. This includes learning how to characterize a system based on the criticality and classification of the data, as well as how to perform various typical business analysis processes such as building use cases, conducting feasibility studies, doing requirements analysis, and modeling secure solution designs.

This course introduces students to the concepts related to secure development of software required for maintenance of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This includes orienting students with different generations of development languages, as well as with techniques used to develop software securely (such as designing with failure in mind and secure recovery). Common security issues associated with software will be explored (such as those identified by OWASP), as well as how one goes about testing applications to confirm that they are secure (i.e. DAST/SAST, synthetic transactions, and misuse cases).

This course provides students with Azure foundations, starting with  working  within the Azure portal and being introduced to common tools used in the Azure environment. Students will learn how to manage different Azure cloud services such as storage, security, networking, and compute cloud capabilities, and get hands-on experience creating virtual machines and virtual networks. The course will also focus on subscription and resource management required for tracking and estimating service usage and related costs, as well as identity management through which students will learn how to grant appropriate access to Azure AD users, groups, and services using role-based access control (RBAC).

This course provides students with AWS Solutions Architect foundational concepts that will allow them to learn how to design available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS. Students will learn how to architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies, define solutions using architectural design principles based on customer requirements, and provide implementation guidance as necessary. The course will similarly yield an understanding of security features and tools that AWS provides and how they relate to traditional services.

This course provides students with an overview of searching for employment opportunities, creating professional and targeted resumes and cover letters, and preparing for an interview. Students will learn about job hunting online, the application process for job aggregators, and discover the potential benefits of networking to help secure a job in their field.

This course prepares students to work completely to complete network defense skills and certifications.

This course measures a student’s ability to manage Windows Server in anon-premises, cloud, or hybrid configuration.

The practicum and practical project provide students with the skills to integrate learning across courses in a hands-on and practical manner.