Cyber Security Certification Online | Graduate

Turn Your Interest in IT into Your Dream Career

Elevate your IT career as a cyber security professional: Help protect data and network security in a variety of settings and industries. Some specific job responsibilities might include the following:

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Protect data and information from cyber threats.

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Differentiate between various security models.

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Evaluate network vulnerabilities.

Understand ethical and legal issues around information security.

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What will I learn in this degree?

The Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security is designed for modern learners who want to become an invaluable part of an information technology-dependent enterprise. Advance your understanding of cyber threats, information assurance, and digital crime investigation as part of your career in IT. Please note that students in these courses should have a firm knowledge of basic computer skills and information security. Including the ability to understand the controls and concepts needed to safeguard organizational data.

Courses in this Degree

This 12 credit-hour, stand-alone program consists of four, three credit courses:

ISM527 Cyber Security Management
This course provides insight into the complex implementation and management of cyber security practices. Students perform risk assessments and recommend mitigations to protect digital assets in the workplace as well as discuss disaster recovery, incident handling, cyber security policy implementation, privacy, and legal issues related to cyber security.
ISM529 Emerging Cyber Security Technology, Threats, and Defense
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore and examine emerging trends and technology in cyber security. Students analyze organizations and review the feasibility of adopting new cyber security trends in order to provide competitive advantages in the workplace. This course also evaluates necessary policy and procedure changes within the context of the continued evolution of technology.
ISM530 Enterprise Cyber Security
This course provides students with insight into the cyber security issues surrounding an enterprise including securing organizational data, responding to cyber based security breaches, emerging technologies, and ensuring a secured computing environment for safeguarding company information.
ISM531 Cyber Security Defense and Countermeasures
The Cyber Security Defense and Countermeasures course prepares students to defend enterprise networks from web based and internal attacks using techniques such as system hardening, encryption, policy enforcement and software/ hardware intrusion detection systems to protect enterprise data assets.

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Why You Should Earn Your Online Graduate Certificate

We understand that in today’s changing economy, stackable credentials are an important tool you can utilize immediately, while building credits toward a full degree. With a graduate certificate from CSU-Global, you can prove proficiency in a specific subject with your stand-alone, transcribable, nationally recognized credentials. Get promoted or work toward a full degree. And with our Tuition Guarantee, your affordable tuition rate won’t increase over time.

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Learn Valuable Skills

The Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security provides advanced knowledge for the practical application of securing data and protecting digital assets. IT professionals will learn to mitigate malicious cyber activities through the implementation of security solutions within local and enterprise infrastructures by focusing on topics such as security management, risk and vulnerability controls, data encryption, and cybercrime prevention. Coursework aligns with 7 of the 10 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)® domains.

Career Outlook

CISSP Aligned

Coursework in this program aligns with 7 of the 10 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) domains.

80% of Alumni Working in Their Field

Bachelor’s of Information Technology alumni from CSU-Global report high rates of working in the field of information technology after completing the program.

$90,120 Average Annual Salary

The BLS reports that cyber security professionals earn nearly $45 per hour.

INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST, NETWORK ARCHITECT, DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

Common job titles as reported by CSU-Global alumni.

Online Graduate Certificate in CYBER SECURITY

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