Cybersecurity, Basic Certificate Print Options Apply Now Request Information College(s): Richard J. Daley Harold Washington Kennedy-King Malcolm X Olive-Harvey Harry S Truman Wilbur Wright Program Code: 0297
The Cybersecurity Basic Certificate program provides foundational knowledge and skill set for beginning students pursuing career opportunities in cybersecurity. With a hands-on approach to learning in this program, students acquire essential to cybersecurity technical knowledge of current and emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies. Students learn to script and code, use and administer current operating systems, and acquire core knowledge in digital networking. Equipped with proper foundation, students learn how to identify security threats and incorporate best practices in detecting and responding to global threats in a forensically sound manner.