Nov 21, 2024

Catalog 2023-2024

Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cybersecurity

Location(s): Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex, Online

Important Information

Short Description

This program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to analyze security vulnerabilities, create a comprehensive incident-response plan, and implement the equipment, policies and procedures that protect a network and its related resources from unauthorized intrusion, information damage, or theft. Behaving ethically, writing policies and procedures, security operating systems, installing and administering contemporary intrusion detection systems, and firewalls, implementing network defenses and countermeasures, responding to intrusions, and utilizing system-wide, multi-layered, compliance-based approaches are emphasized.

Type of Credential

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Code

574

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair:

CCBC Essex, Noell Damron
443-840-2811 or cdamron@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinators:

CCBC Essex
Sabum Anyangwe
443-840-1775 or sanyangwe@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Catonsville
Vini Nithianandam
443-840-3391 or vnithiana@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

This A.A.S. degree is offered both face to face and fully (100%) online.
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Pathway

Technology and Engineering Pathway

Disclosures

CCBC cannot confirm whether the course or program meets requirements for professional licensure in states other than Maryland. If you plan to apply for licensure in a state other than Maryland, contact that state’s licensing board to determine whether the CCBC course or program meets requirements for licensure in that state. If you need assistance finding contact information for your state, click here .

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .

Semester 4

CSIT 216 - Python Programming 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 215 - Ethical Hacking and System Defense 4 Credit(s).
Gen. Ed. Elective - Biological and Physical Sciences (BIOL 108 recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).
Program Elective (DCOM 150 , DCOM 251 , or DCOM 141 recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

General Education Requirements and Electives - 18-19 Credits

General Education Requirements:

CSIT 111 - Fundamentals of Logic and Design 3 Credit(s).
ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).

General Education Electives:

Choose a course in each category from the list of approved General Education Courses . One course must be a Diversity course.

Arts and Humanities (CMNS 101 recommended) 3 Credit(s).
Biological and Physical Sciences (BIOL 108 recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).
Mathematics (MATH 125 or MATH 163 recommended) 3 Credit(s).
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOCL 101 recommended) 3 Credit(s).

Program Requirements and Electives - 42-43 Credits

Students must select General Education electives and program electives to reach 60 credits for the degree.

Program Requirements:

CSIT 216 - Python Programming 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 101 - Introduction to Data Communications 3 Credit(s).
DCOM 142 - Introduction to Linux/UNIX 3 Credit(s).
DCOM 211 - Introduction to Firewalls 3 Credit(s).
DCOM 212 - Introduction to Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems 3 Credit(s).
DCOM 215 - Ethical Hacking and System Defense 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 217 - CCNA I: Introduction to Networks 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 218 - CCNA II: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 219 - CCNA III: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 224 - Advanced Linux Administration 4 Credit(s).
DCOM 258 - Introduction to Information Security 3 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Program Elective - Any DCOM course 3-4 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

All courses may be taken online as well as in the classroom.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

Apply best practices in the field of cybersecurity through implementation of CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability);
identify and mitigate security threats;
demonstrate how Python programming can be used in cybersecurity functions;
configure and troubleshoot using system tools to secure the Linux operating system;
configure and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices for LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network) and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) networks;
perform various scenario-based network and hosts attacks using penetration tools;
construct mitigation strategies for various types of attacks;
analyze and implement risk management and security policies; and
apply ethical behavior appropriate to security-related technologies.