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Graduate Certificate – Cybersecurity Best Practices
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Cybersecurity pioneers will tell you that in order to excel in this field, you have to ‘think like a criminal’. An organization can invest in the most sophisticated information system but there are hackers constantly on the lookout for the weakest link in their infrastructure. Have an impenetrable network? The organization can still fall prey to social engineering tricks from these sophisticated hackers. This is why Enterprises need professionals who can put themselves in the shoes of bad actors and find out weak links in their systems by consistently trying to break into them. Take the ‘Cybersecurity Best Practices Graduate Certificate’ program and become an ‘Ethical Hacker’ that the organizations are looking for!
Course Information
Cybersecurity Best Practices Certificate
Cybersecurity pioneers will tell you that in order to excel in this field, you have to ‘think like a criminal’. An organization can invest in the most sophisticated information system but there are hackers constantly on the lookout for the weakest link in their infrastructure. Have an impenetrable network? The organization can still fall prey to social engineering tricks from these sophisticated hackers. This is why Enterprises need professionals who can put themselves in the shoes of bad actors and find out weak links in their systems by consistently trying to break into them. Take the ‘Cybersecurity Best Practices Graduate Certificate’ program and become an ‘Ethical Hacker’ that the organizations are looking for!
SYNC SESSIONS
CISSP Courses
Thursday or Friday Night (8PM, 9PM, or 10PM EST)
Program Core: 9 Credits
IA7000 Security in the Digital Age (CISSP)
- Explore the eight domains of the CISSP@ Body of Knowledge (BOK).
- Develop skills to master professional certification exam questions and time management techniques.
- Discuss basic security, information security governance and risk management concepts.
- Understand the importance of ethics in information security, compliance with legal and regulatory issues.
- Understand the role of personnel security policies and procedures, as well as documentation.
- Assess best practices which serve to manage and reduce security risks associated with various frameworks, networks and technology structures of an enterprise.
- To evaluate the impact of high level procedures, structures and standards used in defining, designing, & implementing information technology.
- Examine strategies for disaster recovery, business continuity, and security in operations.
IA7401 Ethical Hacking (ECH)
- Explain the TCP/IP protocol stack
- Identify physical security attacks and vulnerabilities
- Describe port scanning tools and types of port scans
- Explain techniques to harden Windows and Linux systems
- Identify vulnerabilities of embedded operating systems and best practices for protecting them
- Describe intrusion detection and prevention systems and Web-filtering technology
- Maps to the five phases of the EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker Certification
IA7402 Information Security Management (CISM)
- Develop skills to master professional certification exam question and time management techniques.
- Apply security governance and risk management concepts.
- Assess the importance of incident management and response.
- Critically assess the role of the information security manager.
- Analyze best practices which serve to manage and reduce security risks associated with various frameworks, networks, and technology structures of an enterprise.
Technology Requirements
Following are the recommended general technical hardware/software specifications for students enrolled in all academic programs at the University of Fairfax. Please note that
a) these specifications are sufficient for the entire duration of the program,
b) need for specific applications/software would be determined by the actual course(s) registered and the availability of the applications, and
c) although students with Mac computers can access any applications/software by leveraging remote access tools, Mac platform is not recommended and supported, and
d) doctoral students will be required to user several open-source applications, hosted services, and publicly available virtual machines. This may include but is not limited to SAS (Statistical Analysis System) OnDemand, Oracle Virtual Box, Kali OS, Apache Web Server, GNU/Linux, OpenSSL, ROS (Robot Operating System), Blender (3D computer graphics), and Orange (Data Mining).
Minimum Recommended Specifications
1. Ownership of either laptop or desktop is mandatory. Mobile devices such as Tablets/Smart Phones cannot be used for running any applications. Mobile devices may be used for simple tasks such as accessing Canvas courses for checking messages, grades, due dates, and read the slides. For other tasks such as taking test, uploading assignments, and participating in discussion forums, mobile devices are not recommended and must not be used.
2. These recommendations are universal across all academic programs and provide a basic format for all courses. As you move further into a degree program, these requirements may increase (only minimal) based on the expectations of the program and the availability of applications.
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Platform: Intel-based systems |
Minimum |
Better |
Best |
| CPU | 4 core 3.0 GHz. | 6 core 3.0 GHz. | 8 core 3.0 GHz. |
| RAM | 16GB | 32GB | 32GB |
| Storage | 500GB SSD | 1TB SSD | 1TB SSD |
| Graphics | {Integrated} OR {2GB} OR {1GB DirectX 11} | {Integrated} OR {4GB} OR {2GB DirectX 11} OR {NVIDIA 4GB} OR {NVIDIA 4GB DirectX 11} | {4GB} OR {NVIDIA 4GB} OR {4GB DirectX 11} OR {NVIDIA 6GB DirectX 11} |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit (Professional Edition only), No Home Edition |
| Extras |
2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports
Microphone
Camera
External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB) |
2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports
Microphone
Camera
External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB) |
2-3 USB 2.0 or 2-3 USB 3.0 Ports
Microphone
Camera
External USB Drive for backup (minimum 1 TB) |
| Recommended Standard Productivity Applications |
Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve
Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)
Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional
Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)
Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners
Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc.
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Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve
Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)
Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional
Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)
Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or 2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners
Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc. |
Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Publisher, Visio, Sway, Word, Forms, Delve
Internet browsers like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc. (recommend the use of multiple browsers)
Document Management Application – Adobe Acrobat Professional
Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/download)
Free Video / Photo Editing (select 1 or 2) Application – PowerDirector (best) – Google, Promeo – Best App for Social Media, iMovie – Video Editor App for Beginners, Splice – Free Video Editor for Trimming and Cropping, Quik – Best Video Editor for Montages, KineMaster – Video Editing App For Experienced Editors, Filmmaker Pro – Best for Vertical Editing, InShot – Best Video Editor App for Aspiring Social Media Content Creators, Mojo – Best for Any Kind of Social Media Post, VivaVideo – Best for Beginners
Keep the system up to date with Windows Updates, .NET Framework etc. |