CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security

The CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security program is designed to prepare students for a career in the computer network security industry. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that prepare students to design, implement, manage and secure the heterogeneous corporate network. The security management courses emphasize firewall security appliances, network protocol analysis, Linux network, Snort intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and vulnerability management. Students will acquire the skills to utilize network protocol analyzers, to troubleshoot network problems, deploy intrusion prevention systems, configure firewall security appliances and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and assess network vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures. Individual courses will help students prepare for industry certification exams such as Certify Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cisco Firewall Specialist, and Cisco IPS Specialist. Opportunities available upon completion of the certificate program include Network Security Analyst, Junior Network Security Engineer, Network Vulnerability Management, and Network Security Architect.

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Student Learning Outcomes for the CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security:

• Configure and install a firewall.
• Implement a secured translation for service hosting through firewall.

The CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security program is designed to prepare students for a career in the computer network security industry. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that prepare students to design, implement, manage and secure the heterogeneous corporate network. The security management courses emphasize firewall security appliances, network protocol analysis, Linux network, Snort intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and vulnerability management. Students will acquire the skills to utilize network protocol analyzers, to troubleshoot network problems, deploy intrusion prevention systems, configure firewall security appliances and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and assess network vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures. Individual courses will help students prepare for industry certification exams such as Certify Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cisco Firewall Specialist, and Cisco IPS Specialist. Opportunities available upon completion of the certificate program include Network Security Analyst, Junior Network Security Engineer, Network Vulnerability Management, and Network Security Architect.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Yr or S1)
CISS 21	Network Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures	3	Year 1 Fall
CISS 21L	Network Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures Laboratory	0.5	Year 1 Fall
CISS 23	Network Analysis, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems	3	Year 1 Spring
CISS 23L	Network Analysis, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems Laboratory	0.5	Year 1 Spring
CISS 25	Network Security and Firewalls	3	Year 1 Spring
CISS 25L	Network Security and Firewalls Laboratory	0.5	Year 1 Spring
CISS 27	Cyber Defense	1	Year 1 Spring

This is a Certificate program that does not lead to any other certificate or degree.

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