USA

B.S. in Computer and Information Science (Cyber and Network Security)

USA

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, USA

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About Course


Key information
Duration
: 30 months
Study Type
: Full Time
Tuition fees
: 26,862 USD
Exam Accepted
: IELTS 6/9 | TOEFL 61/120
Conditional Scholarship
: NA
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Cybersecurity Overview

Living in the age of data means embracing the interconnectedness that allows us to communicate and collaborate in an infinite number of ways. Data can mean a wealth of information and insight at our fingertips, but it can also be detrimental in the wrong hands. With progressively more information traveling over the wires and with increasing threats internationally with cyber terrorism, the need to defend and protect an organization’s assets is critically important.

Do you want to stop cyber-crime before it starts? If preventing, detecting, and battling digital crime is important to you, a career in cyber security may be the perfect fit and a cyber and network security degree could be a great way to start! As a cybersecurity specialist, you could be on the front lines of cyber warfare and defense, protecting vital computer systems against inside and outside threats alike, including social engineering, hackers, malware, spyware, and viruses.

You could earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer and Information Science with a major in Cyber and Network Security and a track in Cybersecurity in just 2.5 years through ECPI University’s year-round degree program.

Our Cyber and Network Security major and Cybersecurity track could teach you how to:

  • Protect data and manage personnel conduct in relation to safeguarding data.
  • Perform vulnerability analysis/penetration testing of organizations
  • Actively monitor and defend networks
  • Create basic security policy and procedures

The demand for trained cybersecurity professionals is on the rise, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting employment of information security analysts to grow by 18 percent by 2024, that is 63.6% more than the average for all occupations (11%).*

Join a high-demand industry where you could make a difference in the lives of so many—contact ECPI University today and learn more about earning your bachelor’s in Computer and Information Science with a major in Cyber and Network Security and a track in Cybersecurity.

Program Description

At ECPI University, your classroom experience is reinforced with hands-on instruction, using the same kind of technology found in the workplace. Create and build secure networks in Windows, Cisco, and Linux environments, and design and implement network security plans to keep hackers at bay and networks secure. Specifically, ECPI’s major in Cyber and Network Security with a track in Cybersecurity degree program could teach you how to:

  • Maintain security hardware and software
  • Evaluate problems and monitor network to ensure its availability to system users
  • Identify customer needs and use that information to design, interpret, and assess network and security requirements
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures
  • Install security software
  • Monitor networks for security breaches
  • Perform vulnerability analysis and penetration testing

Further develop knowledge in the following areas:

  • Ethical and Professional Practices
  • Logic and Decision Processes; Troubleshooting; Problem Resolution
  • Risk Management and Disaster Recovery
  • Customer Service and System Self-Assessment
  • Installation and Configuration of Client and Server Operating Systems, Network Services, and Security Tools
  • Protection of Sensitive Information by Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Cyber Security Attacks

Entry Requirement


Applicants must have passed high school with good grades

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