Cybersecurity

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Description

This certificate prepares students to recognize cybersecurity threats and implement procedures to protect computers, networks, programs, and data from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction. It prepares students to take the professional industry CompTIACySA+ certification exams, which will enhance their ability to pursue a career in cybersecurity. Students completing the Cybersecurity Certificate of Achievement will find a variety of career choices; including Computer Systems Analysts, Information Security Analysts, Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Analysts, and Incident Response Specialist.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Analyze systems for evidence of abuse or intrusions.
2. Perform attacks and defend against them.
3. Describe common cybersecurity threats and defenses, prioritize them, and properly implement defenses such as firewalls and intrusion defense systems.

Program Requirements

12

This certificate prepares students to recognize cybersecurity threats and implement procedures to protect computers, networks, programs, and data from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction. It prepares students to take the professional industry CompTIACySA+ certification exams, which will enhance their ability to pursue a career in cybersecurity. Students completing the Cybersecurity Certificate of Achievement will find a variety of career choices; including Computer Systems Analysts, Information Security Analysts, Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Analysts, and Incident Response Specialist.

The Gavilan College Cybersecurity Program is a new 13 unit Certificate of Achievement.  This certificate prepares students to recognize cybersecurity threats and implement procedures to protect computers, networks, programs, and data from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction. It prepares students to take the professional industry CompTIACySA+ certification exams, which will enhance their ability to pursue a career in cybersecurity. Students completing the Cybersecurity Certificate of Achievement will find a variety of career choices; including Computer Systems Analysts, Information Security Analysts, Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Analysts, and Incident Response Specialist. Students earning this certificate will have it appear on their transcript which may be an advantage as they enter the job market. This new CA consists of 2 classes already in existence, CSIS 179 and CSIS/AJ 184, and 2 new courses that were just developed, CSIS 186 and CSIS 187. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CSIS 179	Introduction to Information Cybersecurity	4	Y1
CSIS/AJ 184	Computer Forensics	3	Y1
CSIS 186	Cybersecurity: Ethical Hacking	3	Y2
CSIS 187	Firewalls and Network Security	3	Y2

Gavilan College's advisory committee and regional advisory committee support and have approved the new Cybersecurity Program and its 13 unit Certificate of Achievement. See attached documents. We have also attached, for your review, the COR for each of the 4 classes that make up this certificate.

A 15 unit Cybersecurity Skills Certificate was recently approved (December 2020) at Monterey Peninsula College. Gavilan College's CE Dean Susan Sweeney recently had a conversation with MPC Dean Judith Cutting, Dean Gerlinde Brady at Cabrillo and Dean Clint Cowden at Hartnell regarding Gavilan's Cybersecurity Certificate and program. All said “what a great idea”.