Information Technology Network Security

Information technology and network infrastructure are targets for malicious activity regularly. News reports about data breaches, security violations, privacy failures, and other infrastructure failures highlight a growing threat to business and personal information. This one-year, full-time, graduate certificate program is designed to address this growing threat to our network infrastructure. It will provide students with the security background in network technologies, computing hardware, operating and protocols, to harden and further secure such systems from attack. Students will learn to identify threats through audits and supporting technical methods, as well as evaluate and develop appropriate policies to support a strong organizational security posture. This program offers skills that allow graduates to evaluate risk and design infrastructure solutions that keep a business’s code, data and network systems safe. Students benefit from specialized courses taught by highly qualified industry experts and as a result, should expect to have classes scheduled up until 8:00 p.m.

What You’ll Learn

• Design and implement security solutions considering the affordances and limitations of the computer operating systems, networks, and software available.
• Comply with security policies, standards, and regulations typical to an organization in the design and implementation of security solutions.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate security policies and strategies using project management principles to effectively respond to the needs of the organization’s information security requirements.
• Outline the processes and procedures involved in the maintenance and deployment of security solutions.
• Assess and test networked and virtualized IT systems concerning security threats such as theft, damage, as well as alternation, and/or interruption of services.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot system and network enhancements to promote security in an organization.
• Develop security strategies and processes for business communications that respond to the needs of all stakeholders.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a security system through security audits to identify and correct security issues.