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Cybersecurity for the IT Professional

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MICROCREDENTIAL-DIGITAL BADGE

  • School of Business & Information Technology
  • Duration: 40 Hours
  • Start Date: TBD

    For more information on tuition and scheduling for this program, please contact Angela Nash at angela.nash@cna.nl.ca

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Locations & Delivery Modes

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On Campus: All courses in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location. Some courses may have online elements.
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Blended: Some courses, or parts of courses, in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location, while other courses, or parts of courses, will be delivered online or virtually to students at another location.
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Online Synchronous: Delivered fully online with live, scheduled videoconference classes. The instructor and the students in the course engage with the course content and each other at the same time, from different locations.
Prince Philip Drive - On Campus delivery

Description


Today’s digital world is a veritable playground for cybercriminals.  The internet of things – auto thermostats, health trackers and other AI technologies – have opened the doors to digital interlopers and leave organizations and individuals vulnerable to invasion.  The Government of Newfoundland Labrador recognizes this new digital era as a major industrial revolution.
 
Cybersecurity for the IT Professional will directly support and strengthen the cybersecurity industry, promoting data and information security for the public and private sectors.  The program will enable existing information technology professionals to enter the growing cybersecurity industry for new in-demand roles and fill the emergent skills gap.
 
Graduates of this program will be capable of performing many of the cybersecurity functions in small and large businesses and at various levels.
 
OBJECTIVES:
 
Upon successful completion students will be able to:
1.         Protect and/or defend an organization from internal and external threats
2.         Offer suggestions for improving hardware, software, systems and security
3.         Apply practical technical defenses in a digital war-fare world
4.         Apply incident response techniques to minimize business impact and speed up business recovery
5.         Manage modern cyber risks for business
 
TARGET GROUP:
 
  • Information Technology, or other related professionals who want to acquire further education and training in cybersecurity to advance their career path
  • Graduates of the following College of the North Atlantic programs:
    • Computer Systems and Networking
    • Programmer Analyst (Business) Co-op
    • Accelerated Software Development
    • Software Development (Co-op)
    • Computing Systems Engineering Technology (Co-op)

Courses


CODE TITLE Hrs/wk
MI3100
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Introduction to Cybersecurity 15
MI3200
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Cybersecurity - Technical Defense 15
MI3300
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Managing Cybersecurity Operations 10

 

College of the North Atlantic reserves the right to cancel or alter the delivery date and location of any program offering and delivery method, and will do so in a timely manner in order to minimize the impact on applicants.

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