The diploma has two markets we’re targeting:

• the network professional returning to skills improvement
• the student just completing networking degrees that are looking to improve marketability.

Gary Sparks, 537-3854 at the Sarpy Center, is the main faculty contact for related classes.   Please contact him with any questions.

The courses for the Network Security Occupational Specialist Diploma:

INFO 2805 Network and Information Security Basics

INFO 2806 Network Attacks, Intrusions & Penetration Testing

INFO 2807 Web Server & Application Support

INFO 2808 Boundary Protection

INFO 2809 Information Systems, Forensics & Legal Topics

INFO 2810 Security Planning: Assessment, Analysis & Implementation

What can the graduate see for job opportunities?

• Implementing security solutions that are developed and assisting IT department management in securing and planning security for information and information systems to include researching applicable laws and regulations.
  

• The graduate should be able to assist Local and Federal law enforcement in evidence preservation and collection in criminal cases involving IT systems.
  

• On occasion the graduate may need to testify in courts on what and how they did certain things to involving IT systems as well as when they notified investigators of a crime.
  

• The potential industries where they can be employed is Department of Defense (DoD), Financial institutions and with the activation of HIPAA, medical facilities.

Reviewed 22 March 2007