Cybersecurity is a hands-on experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and software. Cybersecurity Technicians demonstrate their ability to diagnose and troubleshoot a variety of IT-related issues related to understanding the essentials of computer networks and how the internet works, and protecting a variety of security implications that impact our computer systems and society today.
Skills Developed
Cybersecurity places an emphasis on security integration, application of cybersecurity practices and devices, ethics, and management while learning protection of networks, network security and design, and safeguarding an organization’s information.
Careers
Help Desk Technician Average Salary $60K
Computer Support Specialist Starting Salary $48K
Server Administrator Average Salary $109K
Information Security Analyst Average Salary $125K
Cybersecurity Engineer Average Salary $109K
Cybersecurity encompasses the basics of computing, operating systems, networking, physical and cybersecurity.
This course will give students hands-on experience with computer hardware, operating systems, and software. Students will also learn the essentials of computer networks and how the internet works. Along the way, students will be exposed to a variety of security implications that impact our computer systems and society today. At the end of this course, students will be prepared to take the Google IT Support Professional exam, a credential that demonstrate their ability to be able to diagnose and troubleshoot a variety of IT-related issues. Cybersecurity I is a course intended to teach students the basic concepts of cybersecurity. The course places an emphasis on security integration, application of cybersecurity practices and devices, ethics, and best practices management. The fundamental skills in this course cover both in house and external threats to network security and design, how to enforce network level security policies, and how to safeguard an organization’s information. Upon completion, proficient students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of cybersecurity concepts, identify fundamental principles of networking systems, understand network infrastructure and network security, and be able to demonstrate how to implement various aspects of security within a networking system.
Grades: 10-12
Length: 1 Semester
Credits: 1 Credit (.5 CTE / .5 Tech Writing)
Certifications: Google IT Support Professional
Concurrent Enrollment: Technical Writing I (ENG 1031, 3 credits)
In this course, students will dive deeper into networking and security concepts. Students will learn to design, implement, and troubleshoot issues for both wired and wireless networks. Students will also learn more about cryptography as well as security in business operations including risk management and disaster recovery. Students will be prepared to take the industry-recognized CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+ exams. Cybersecurity II challenges students to develop advanced skills in concepts and terminology of cybersecurity. This course builds on previous concepts introduced in Cybersecurity I while expanding the content to include malware threats, cryptography, wireless technologies and organizational security. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to demonstrate and understanding of cybersecurity ethical decisions, malware threats, how to detect vulnerabilities, principles of cryptology, security techniques, contingency plan techniques, security analysis, risk management techniques, and advanced methods of cybersecurity.
