Additional information available on the Cybersecurity Department website.
The BAS in Cybersecurity degree is a comprehensive program that equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to protect computer systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. This degree program focuses on understanding the principles of cyber defense measures, threat intelligence, incident investigations, forensics, vulnerability assessments, ethics, and cyber law.
Prior to the BAS students must complete an associate degree with a minimum of 60 credits in one of the following or similar degree before applying to the BAS degree:
Cybersecurity
Networking and/or Network Security Secure Software Development
Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) associate degree
*Associate degree approved by the CNG department with completion of prescribed elective list. See elective note.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Cybersecurity degree program, students should be able to:
• Adapt cyber defense methods to proactively repel attacks.
• Trace a vulnerability to its root cause solution using industry tools and techniques.
• Outline the digital forensics steps from the initial recognition of an incident, evidence gathering, preservation, and analysis as part of the Security Incident Analysis and Response.
• Evaluate cyber intelligence for changes to information system security design, operation, policies, and practices.
• Evaluate laws, regulations, standards, and frameworks to improve organizational cybersecurity effectiveness.
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