MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5150 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2024 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 41 CIP Code: 11.1003	Primary College: Glendale Community College Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC Field of Interest: Computer and Information Technology Instructional Council: Computer Information Systems (12) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 15-1122.00 Information Security Analysts 15-1142.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1152.00 Computer Network Support Specialists

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Critical Infrastructure program provides students with the skills required to secure, protect and identify vulnerabilities in a network with a focus on the cross-domain security concerns between information technology and operational technology systems. This program is designed to prepare students for a variety of industry-recognized information technology (IT) security certification exams. The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Cybersecurity is also available.

Learning Outcomes
1. Explain the fundamental components, concepts, and application of cybersecurity principles. (CIS105, CIS126DL, CIS126RH, CIS143, CIS156, CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, MST150++) 2. Describe cyber defense tools, methods, and components. (CIS156, CIS270, ITS110, CNT140AB, CNT150AB, ITS240) 3. Apply cyber defense methods to prepare a system to repel attacks. (CIS156, CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, CNT150AB, ITS240) 4. Analyze common security failures and identify specific design principles that have been violated. (CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110) 5. Describe the interaction between security and system usability and the importance for minimizing the effects of security mechanisms. (CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110) 6. Apply appropriate protocols, tools, and techniques to maximize security in the network environment. (CIS156, CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, CNT140AB, CNT150AB, ITS240) 7. Describe the fundamental concepts, technologies, components, vulnerabilities, and issues related to networks. (CIS105, CIS143, CIS201, CIS202, CIS270, ITS110, CNT140AB, CNT150AB) 8. Identify and describe basic security issues of operating systems. (CIS105, CIS126DL, CIS126RH, CIS201, CIS270, ITS110, ITS240, MST150++) 9. Identify perpetrators, their resources, and their motivations in cyberspace. (CIS111, CIS143, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, ITS240) 10. Compare and contrast offensive and defensive resources used in cybersecurity ecosystems/environment. (CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, ITS240) 11. Delineate differences between the moral, behavioral, ethical, and legal ramifications found in the cybersecurity world. (CIS105, CIS111, CIS143, CIS156) 12. Apply knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements to ensure compliance. (CIS111, CIS143, CIS202, ITS240) 13. Apply risk analysis methodologies to identify potential vulnerabilities, associated impacts, and recommend appropriate responses. (CIS111, CIS143, CIS201, CIS202, CIS203, CIS270, ITS110, CNT150AB, ITS240)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. Courses within any of the following prefixes must be taken within five (5) years prior to completion of the program to be applied toward this award: AIM, BPC, CIS, CLD, CNT, CSC, ITS, and MST.

Required Courses

The following courses are required and included in the CCL in Cybersecurity Fundamentals
MST150++ Any Microsoft Windows course 3

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
CIS111 Ethics in Information Technology 3

CIS126DL Linux Operating System (3) OR
CIS126RH Red Hat System Administration I (3) 3

+ CIS156 Python Programming: Level I 3

+ CIS270 Essentials of Network and Information Security (3) OR
+ ITS110 Information Security Fundamentals (3) 3

CNT140AB Introduction to Networks 4
+ ITS240 Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 3

The following courses are required for CCL in Critical Infrastructure
+ CIS143 Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Protection 3
+ CIS201 Introduction to Operational Technology 3
+ CIS202 Introduction to Smart Grid Security 3
+ CIS203 Principles of the Risk Management Framework 3
+ CNT150AB Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials 4

Credits: 41

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 27, 2023

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.