Cybersecurity and Information Security Administration ATC

Upon completion, students should be able to:

1. Evaluate various network devices and media and how best to secure them.

2. Determine the factors involved in developing a secure information technology strategy.

3. Describe and identify common security threats and attacks and describe how to safeguard against them.

4. Perform vulnerability assessment on a network.

5. Monitor and analyze multiple sources of data to identify changes in circumstances or events.

6. Access a computer system's security vulnerabilities using appropriate resources.

7. Apply software patches to operating systems and applications.

8. Explain how to use current forensic tools.

9. Use standard software tools to detect attempted security breaches of computer systems. Implement computer network security defenses.

10. Demonstrate sensitivity to and sound judgment on ethical issues as they arise in information security and cyber defense.

11. Demonstrate professionalism through acceptable attitudes, organization and time management skills, and attire.