Cyber Security, Associate of Science Degree
Information security is the quintessential makeup of every company, organization, and person throughout the globe.
CYBER SECURITY
With the rapid increase of cyber threats and attacks it is essential that companies protect their network infrastructure from and avoid becoming the next victim of a cyber-attack. The Associate of Science degree in Cyber Security provides students with a solid foundation of the skills needed to become a cyber security professional. Students in this program gain an understanding of how to identify potential cyber threats and prevent both internal and external attacks. This exciting program gives students the tools and the information for potential employment in the rapidly evolving Cyber Security field.
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CYBER SECURITY COURSES
The goal of this Associate Degree program is to help students develop the technical skills needed for pursuing a successful career as a Cyber Security professional. This program covers fundamental skill development in both Information Technology (IT) and Cyber Security related areas, while also giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a virtual learning environment.
Where You Could Be After Completing This Program
Upon successful completion of the Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program, the student may be qualified for positions in the cyber security industry such as:
- Anti-Terrorist Analyst
- Business Continuity Administrator
- Business Continuity Analyst
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultant
- Business Continuity Consultant
- Business Continuity Coordinator
- Business Continuity Professional
- Crime Analyst
- Crime and Intelligence Analyst
- Criminal Intelligence Analyst
- Criminal Intelligence Specialist
- Criminal Research Specialis
- Information Security Officer
- Information Security Specialist
- Information Systems Security Analyst
- Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
- Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst)
- Intelligence Analyst
- Intelligence Research Specialist
- Investigative Research Specialist
- Network Security Analyst
- Police Crime and Intelligence Analyst
- Security Analyst
- Systems Analyst
Career Opportunities
The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. The Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree Program offered at Laurus College can help prepare graduates for a variety of careers that include, but are not limited to the list of careers that may be listed under the following SOC codes (for more information on a particular SOC code, visit www.onetonline.org).
With so many professional opportunities available to people with the right qualifications, Laurus can prepare you for a career that will take you to that next level in life.
LEARNING GOALS
Upon completion of the Information Technologies and Network Systems Associate of Science degree, students should be able to:
● Explain the importance of personal responsibility and security in a technological world, ethics, privacy issues, and security threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.
● Design a cyber security network infrastructure by identifying and utilizing tools and systems that reduce the risk of data breaches, network intrusions, software and hardware hardening, and information data security while complaining with organizational policies and practices.
● Determine flaws and vulnerabilities in applications, websites, networks, systems, protocols, and configurations using both manual techniques and assistive tools while providing viable solutions for securing the infrastructure while maintaining proper compliance and governance within the enterprise.
● Discuss the fundamentals of cybersecurity, threats to business continuity, disaster recovery, legal, ethical predicaments, and professional issues relative to security whether it be related to data, information, application, or networks.
● Implement common standards, procedures, and applications used to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and information systems.
● Develop contingency operations that include administrative planning processes for incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning within information security and implement a comprehensive security plan, including risk analysis, legal, regulatory, physical security, data, and personnel threats.
● Explain and utilize digital forensic techniques, procedures, and software tools.
● Implement appropriate procedures and technologies to enforce administrative policies within a corporate environment with sensitivity to the goals and constraints of an organization.
● Implement a hardware and software configuration responsive to an identified scenario while describing how the historical development of hardware and operating system computing platforms produced the computing systems we have today and diagram the main parts of a computer, including interconnections.
● Explain and utilize network standards, protocols, components, transmission media, hardware, protocol analyzer, and cybersecurity tools and requirements of distributed computing setting while contrasting various networking topologies in terms of robustness, expandability, and throughput used within an enterprise.
● Perform database administration tasks such as creating and managing database users, roles, and privileges, backup, and restoring database objects to ensure organizational efficiency, continuity, and information security.
● Develop critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
● Use the Library/Resource Center to complete course assignments that require book, periodical, journal, and/or Internet research.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
As part of the curriculum, students will have the opportunity to develop skills in:
The Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program is 100 quarter credits and can be completed in two (2) years if the student attends all terms full time and consecutively.
Instructional Methods:
The Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program is practical application and involves intense interactive learning. All classes are lecture based with practical application laboratory and computer time for students to enhance their skills and abilities. Interactive virtual classrooms are part of the instructional process at Laurus College. Instruction may be supplemented with guest speakers in class.
Communication and Critical Thinking Skills:
Students in the Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program complete challenging projects and assignments by using creative problem-solving skills. Students communicate ideas through written and oral presentations in various courses throughout the program.
Completion Requirements:
Students wishing to obtain an Associate of Science Degree in Cyber Security from Laurus College need to meet all program completion requirements. Students must have completed a minimum of 100 quarter credits, and be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better to be eligible for an Associate of Science Degree.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
As part of the curriculum, students will have the opportunity to develop skills in:
The Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program is 100 quarter credits and can be completed in two (2) years if the student attends all terms full time and consecutively.
Instructional Methods:
The Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program is practical application and involves intense interactive learning. All classes are lecture based with practical application laboratory and computer time for students to enhance their skills and abilities. Interactive virtual classrooms are part of the instructional process at Laurus College. Instruction may be supplemented with guest speakers in class.
Communication and Critical Thinking Skills:
Students in the Cyber Security Associate of Science Degree program complete challenging projects and assignments by using creative problem-solving skills. Students communicate ideas through written and oral presentations in various courses throughout the program.
Completion Requirements:
Students wishing to obtain an Associate of Science Degree in Cyber Security from Laurus College need to meet all program completion requirements. Students must have completed a minimum of 100 quarter credits, and be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better to be eligible for an Associate of Science Degree.
We Have a Lot to Offer You!
We offer Associate and Bachelor of Science Degrees. The courses at Laurus College are taught online by experienced professionals from the field, and our college is known for its friendly learning environment and supportive staff and instructors who will feel like family.
You can even connect with faculty, classmates, and staff in person by visiting one of our locations: Atascadero, Chula Vista, Las Vegas, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria.