Cybersecurity

Program Overview:

Security violations, data breaches, privacy failures and other technology failures are in the news every day and pose a growing threat to business and personal information. This eight-month, full-time graduate certificate program provides students with the security background needed in network technologies, computing hardware, operating systems and protocols to harden and further secure such systems from attack. Students develop, evaluate and support information technology (IT) security solutions by creating cost-effective and secure computing environments that will safeguard networked computer systems, including both on-premise and cloud-based systems. This program helps students become skilled in formulating and organizing security policies and procedures to protect corporate information assets including legal, regulatory and governance issues and teaches how to detect various hacking and penetration attacks. Students also learn from leaders and industry-connected professors in industry-standard labs.

Admission Requirements:

• GPA: 2.5 or above

• IELTS: Overall 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0

• PTE: No band below than 60

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Learning Outcomes:

1. Apply knowledge of computer operating systems, networking, and various applications to the simulation of business processes.

2. Develop best practices to protect business resources through the application of knowledge of vulnerabilities and exploits.

3. Develop security strategies for the deployment of security procedures and protective devices.

4. Integrate information technology strategies that support business functions by employing knowledge of best practices of business processes and systems.

5. Develop security plans and strategies to include acceptable use of business information and systems by internal employees, contractors, consultants, business partners and customers.

Career Outlook:

• Chief information security officer

• Security architect

• Information security administrator

• Network and systems security analyst

• Security auditor

• Penetration tester

Program Intake: January & September