Cybersecurity, C.S.C.

Purpose

This program is designed as an enhanced competency module to provide expertise in security to networking specialists. This curriculum will prepare networking specialists for employment as network security specialists or Internet security specialists. This program also helps prepare students for the Security+ and the CISSP certification exams.

One Year

Plan of Study Grid

1st Semester		Credits
ITE 152	Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications 1	3
ITN 260	Network Security Basics	3
Select one of the following: 2		3
ITN 101	Introduction to Network Concepts
ITN 100	Intro to Telecommunications
Select one of the following ITN Electives:		3
ITN 264	Introduction to Malware Analysis
ITN 267	Legal Topics in Network Security.
ITN 290	Coord. Internship
ITN 295	Topics In:
	Credits	12
2nd Semester
ITN 261	Network Attacks, Computer Crime, & Hacking	4
ITN 262	Network Comm, Security & Authentication	4
ITN 263	Inter/Intranet Firewalls/E-Comm. Sec	4
ITN 266	Network Security Layers	3
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	27

Information Technology (ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP) courses used for this program may not be more than 10 years old as of the first day of the fall semester of the academic year in which a student graduates, unless approved by the pathway dean.

¹

United States Naval Community College students may substitute an approved elective.

²

Credit will not be awarded for both ITN 100 Intro to Telecommunications or ITN 101 Introduction to Network Concepts.