Cyber Operations

The DoD Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP)workforce consist of 5 different levels of employment (e.g. Analyst,Infrastructure Support, Incident Responder, Auditor, and Manager), with each requiring one or more industry certificates along with a 4 year degree. TheCSSP is a highly sought after certification issued by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) that indicates a candidate’s fitness for the DoD CSSP workforce.  The Saddleback Cyber Operations certificate is for students who wish build upon the Saddleback Cyber Defense A.S.degree along with 4 year students and existing DoD CSSP personnel looking toobtain additional DoD CSSP approved certifications (e.g. Cyber Security Analysis +, CompTia CySA+, CCNA CyberOps) needed to advance their careers in the CSSP Analyst, Infrastructure Support, Incident Responder, and Auditor levels.

15-30/year

The primary goal of this program is to enhance students skills in thefield of Cyber Defense by:

 ·        Providing an introduction to Offensive andDefensive Cyber Operations (Red Team/Blue Team competitions)

·        Training in Crypto Analysis, Cryptography, and Cryptology

·        Enhanced Penetration Testing and Threat Modeling

·        Enhanced Incident Response

·        Introduction to the Reverse Engineering ofMalware

·        Obtaining the CompTIASecurity+ DoD approved certificate.

·        Obtaining the CompTIACybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) DoD approved certificate.

·        Obtaining the CiscoCCNA Cyber Ops Certification DoD approved certificate.

To achieve this certificate of achievement, students must successfully complete the program requirements.