Cybercrime is becoming more frequent, complex and targeted, costing organizations billions annually. This is why cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing industries, as more companies look to cybersecurity professionals to help them defend their systems, information, and networks.
CSU is unique because we have earned the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation and are an NSA-validated program.
While technical knowledge is important, in recent years, cybersecurity has opened up to certifying and hiring people who don’t come from a traditional computer science or programming background.
Through the Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, you will learn to identify enterprise and IT-related risks and vulnerabilities for organizations and evaluate potential impact. After learning basic programming concepts, you’ll gain hands-on experience in attacking and defending virtual systems and demonstrate the ability to set up and troubleshoot hardware and software for a computer network
Every credit earned in this certificate can later be applied toward the CSU College of Business’s online or on-campus Master of Computer Information Systems after formal admission per the University transfer policies. Successful completion of the certificate does not guarantee degree program admission.