Program Facts 
With a recent surge in costly data breeches, ransomware and cyber attacks increasing targeting businesses, governments, hospitals and schools of all sizes, cybersecurity forensics jobs are in increasing demand across the country.
The 31-credit-hour Cybersecurity Forensics Technician Certificate program prepares you with the skills you'll to compete for in-demand cybersecurity forensics jobs. You will learn the principles of digital cybersecurity forensics and gain experience related to cybersecurity forensics tasks, including network analysis, incident response, and investigation data collection. You'll take classes that cover Programming for Cybersecurity, IT Project Management, Server Administration, and other IT and networking topics.
The program also prepares you to take industry-recognized cybersecurity forensics certification exams, including EC-Council CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator), CompTIA ITF+ and more.
All of the courses taken for the Cybersecurity Forensics Technician Certificate can be applied to the Associate in Applied Science in Cybersecurity degree.
This 31 credit-hour certificate program provides students with experience related to cybersecurity administrative tasks, incident response, and investigation data collection. These courses will help students prepare for the CompTIA ITF+, Network+, Linux+, Security+, Project+, Microsoft Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure, ISACA CISM, and EC-Council CHFI certification exams and qualify for mid-level jobs as a cyber defense analyst, infrastructure support specialist, incident responder, and vulnerability assessment analyst.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| CIS 106 | Computer Logic and Programming Technology1 | 3 |
Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to computer programming using a currently popular programming language. Includes program logic, program structure, subroutines/functions/methods, variables, conditions, loops, arrays, files/data access, and object-oriented programming. A variety of programs are created throughout the course. Prerequisite: Math placement into MTH聽101 or higher. /testing/mathplacement.php Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| CIS 211 | IT Project Management | 3 |
Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Information Technology project management. Includes project selection, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure. Students gain practical project management skills and competencies related to Information Technology project management. Activities are performed using a currently popular project management software package. Aligns to the CompTIA Project+ certification. Prerequisite: CAS聽105, CAS聽115 and CAS聽125 with grades of C or better, OR CAS聽160 OR CIS聽101 OR WEB聽110 OR NET聽105, with a grade of C or better; AND math placement into MTH聽101 or higher. /testing/mathplacement.php Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| CIS 226 | Programming for Cybersecurity | 3 |
Description: Provides students with hands-on experience to build upon foundational programming skills to develop Python scripts and programs for modern security professionals to monitor, protect against, contain, respond to and recover from cyber attacks. Includes Python concepts used to facilitate cybersecurity initiatives. Prerequisite: CIS聽106 or CSC聽121 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 101 | Orientation to Cybersecurity Careers | 1 |
Description: Provides an overview of the cybersecurity industry and the different careers and work roles in the field. Learn the major skills and knowledge required for cybersecurity professions and associate employment skills and knowledge sets to specific classes in the 91制片厂 Cybersecurity AAS Degree and certificate programs. Covers issues facing the cybersecurity industry, cybersecurity professional organizations, and industry credentials. Includes cybersecurity workforce competencies, review of academic degrees, certificates, and credentials. Covers navigating the college environment, learning and academic strategies, and career development. Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1 Contact Hours: 1 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 105 | Information Technology Fundamentals | 3 |
Description: Provides students with the skills required to identify and explain the basics of computing, IT, infrastructure, application and software, software development, database fundamentals and security. Contains basic computer maintenance and support principles. Includes computer science related topics including programming concepts and principles of software development and database design. Aligns to the CompTIA IT (ITF+) Fundamentals certification. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 121 | Computer Networking | 3 |
Description: Provides students with hands-on experience implementing and maintaining computer networks. Includes networking standards, architecture, models, protocols, operations, security and troubleshooting using current network operating systems. Introduces IP addressing and Ethernet fundamentals. Course prepares students to build simple local area networks (LANs) that integrate IP addressing schemes and foundational network security. Aligns to the CompTIA Network+ certification. Prerequisite: CIS聽101 or NET聽105 or WEB聽110 with a grade of C or better. NET聽105 can be taken concurrently with NET聽121. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 240 | Linux Server Administration | 3 |
Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Linux Server Administration. Includes installation, configuration, and administration of a Linux Server environment. Covers user management, hardware and software configuration, and security as well as network services configuration. Includes creating simple shell scripts, booting into different run levels, controlling services, identifying processes, and virtual machines. Aligns to the CompTIA Linux+ Certification. Prerequisite: NET聽121 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 260 | Windows Server Administration | 3 |
Description: Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Windows Server Administration. Includes installation, configuration, administration, and security of a Windows Server environment. Learn to configure network services including DNS, DHCP, ADS, printing, and network routing. Implement and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure and manage storage and file services. Aligns to the Microsoft Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure Certification. Prerequisite: NET聽121 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 280 | Cybersecurity Fundamentals | 3 |
Description: Provides students with a hands-on foundation of essential cybersecurity concepts, principles, trends, practices, technologies, and compliance. Includes topics related to threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, risk, emerging technologies, security architecture and design, identity, and access management, risk management, cryptography, and secure communications. Aligns to the CompTIA Security+ Certification. Prerequisite: NET聽121 or NET聽122 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 282 | Cybersecurity Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance | 3 |
Description: Provides students with an overview of the critical aspects of cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance. Equips students with knowledge of current cybersecurity laws, regulations, and best practices. Explores various frameworks and standards used in information security management. Covers regulatory acts. Includes active monitoring techniques and security auditing, compliance, and network monitoring tools. Aligns to the ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certification. Prerequisite: NET280 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| NET 284 | Digital Forensics | 3 |
Description: Provides students with hands-on experience preserving, identifying, extracting, documenting and interpreting computer data. Examine computer data for evidence of a crime or violations of corporate policy. Includes performing forensic investigation on Windows, Unix and Linux file systems. Covers evidence handling, chain of custody, collection, and recovery of computer data using forensic software and methods. Align to the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) Certification. Prerequisite: NET聽240 with a grade of C or better. Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 4 Class Schedule: | | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
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