Advanced Level Career Path

For people who want to advance in their cyber careers and want to acquire more specialized skills and move into leadership positions.

Who Is this Path For?

For those who want to pursue a Cybersecurity leadership position
For those looking to obtain advanced level professional certifications
For those who want to focus on DoD compliance and becoming an ethical hacker to better understand weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the systems that they are trying to protect

The skills you will gain

Network Monitoring

Manage and configure tools to monitor network activity

Research Skills

Research the latest IT security trends

Developing Standards

Develop security standards and best practices for the organization

Communication

Recommend security enhancements to management or senior staff

Disaster Planning

Develop and update business continuity and disaster recovery protocols

Management

Manage and train teams

IT and Technical Core Competencies

IT certification and compliance exams map directly to today’s current IT job roles laying the groundwork for specialized career paths in IT infrastructure or cybersecurity. Professional certifications give you the background you need, if you don’t already have it, and validates to employers that you know the material and can complete the appropriate work.

$ 10 K+

Median Average Salary

10000

Job Postings

Job Titles

Courses On This Path

Covert Channels

This course delves into the technical realm of covert channels and how to communicate outside the design of many systems. The utilization of tools and applications are introduced to create various types of hidden communication to gain a better understanding of how those mechanisms operate. Prepares for the CompTIA PenTest+ Certification.

Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance (CGRC)

This course will help you prepare for ISC2 CGRC certification. The DOD Approved CGRC certification is compliant with ISO 17024 standards and approved by the US DoD to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements. Earning the CGRC certification validates the knowledge of policies, procedures and methods of NIST SP 800-53. Prepares for the ISC2 CGRC Certification.

Secure Software Development

This course explores the implementation of security controls within web applications, mobile applications, utility applications, and traditional applications. You will explore secure coding techniques as well as application security configuration techniques. A review of secure coding techniques will include Data Validation, Session Management, Exception Handling, and Data Encryption.

Cloud Security and Virtualization

CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional). This course provides the foundational knowledge needed for the technical skills to design, manage and secure data, applications and infrastructure in the cloud using best practices, policies, and procedures. This series can be used to prepare for the (ISC)²® CCSP® (Certified Cloud Security Professional) certification.

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

This three-part course, following the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework (RMF) provides a mechanism to inform risk decisions and improve cybersecurity. You will learn about risk-management concepts, policies, and roles defined by the relevant Department of Defense (DoD), NIST, and Committee on National Security Systems publications. Leads to the ECRMP (Enterprise Cloud Risk Management Practitioner Certification).

Cyber Threats and Countermeasures

This course focuses on defensive methodology and tools to leverage defensive security practices. These practices require a strong understanding of current risks and exploits. Leveraging the knowledge acquired from the Information System Security Lab (offensive tools), this course builds on the remediation strategies for thwarting off active offensive attacks. Prepares for the EC Council CEH Certification.

Cybersecurity Management

This is the first part of a 2-part course series of courses that combines theoretical security models with practical state-of-the-art examples for a comprehensive and useful introduction to this field. It benefits auditors, system administrators, or anyone else with a basic understanding of information technology. Topics include: security policies, risk analysis, cryptography, and network security. This course supports a certification that is a DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certification and meets DoD 8140/8570 training requirements. Prepares for the ISC2 CISSP Certification.