• Classroom
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

The Cyber Security program is designed to prepare students for the specialty areas of Cyber Security. The Cyber Security program begins the first with the entry level courses to provide you with the fundamental skills and concepts required to maintain, support, and work efficiently with personal computers. In addition, you will acquire the essential skills and information you need to set up, configure, maintain, troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance of the hardware and software components of a basic personal computer workstation and basic wireless devices. In these courses, you will acquire the essential skills and information you will need to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and operating systems. You will identify and describe all the major networking technologies, systems, skills, and tools in use in modern networks.

Learning Objectives

  • The Cyber Security Program will provide students with the skills that employers seek in high level security positions.
  • This program is designed to take an entry level IT professional working in the network support field and prepare them for the specialty areas of Cyber Security. Completion of the Cyber Security Specialist Program will demonstrate a high level of industry-recognized knowledge and expertise in cyber security.
  • The Cyber Security Specialist Program and related certifications will set Global Institute of Technology graduates apart from diploma/degree-only graduates and will increase opportunities for employment in the IT field.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.