Cyber Security, Minor
Student Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the minor in cybersecurity program, students will demonstrate:
- The ability to analyze, integrate and synthesize information and cyber security concepts.
- The ability to understand and utilize information. data into methodologies and frameworks to identify cyber security threats and exploits for analysis and resolution.
- The ability to understand appropriate application of cyber security defense (CD) tools, CD techniques, hardware/ software and I.T. safeguards to defend IS systems from cyber exploits, attacks.
- The ability to develop team skills to work effectively on CSU Pueblo cyber team field projects.
- The ability to communicate cyber security issues clearly, in writing and orally to an audience, particularly with regard to the technical analysis of cyber-threat issues, solutions and tactics.
- Understand the best application of Info Security Models, Cyber Sec Planning and Policies to analyze, integrate appropriate cyber security methodologies into viable solutions.
- As a team project members, the ability to develop and communicate Threat-Vulnerability-Asset (TVA) grids and IT solutions for cyber attack and vulnerability risk analysis.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Risk Mitigation Strategies and solutions within financial, ethical and cyber Law boundaries.
Specific Program Requirements
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
CIS 210 | Introduction to Cyber Security | 3 |
CIS 250 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
CIS 289 | Network Concepts | 3 |
CIS 315 | Linux Fundamentals | 3 |
CIS 460 | Cyber Security & Defense | 3 |
CIS 461 | IT Security Risk Management | 3 |
CIS 462 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
Total Credits | 21 |