Cybersecurity Essentials Courses and the Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

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The Cybersecurity Workforce Framework was developed by industry, government and educators to identify the skills our workforce needs to protect against the ever-growing threat of cybersecurity breaches.

The skills you will learn in University of Arizona Continuing & Professional Education Cybersecurity Essentials courses map directly to the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework:

Skills You Will Learn in the Network Security Course

  • Conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities (S0001)
  • Analyzing network traffic capacity and performance characteristics (S0004)
  • Applying Host/network access control list (S0007)
  • Creating network security policies that reflect network security objectives (S00018)
  • Detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (S0025)
  • Performing packet-level analysis using appropriate tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump) (S0046)
  • Using network management tools to analyze network traffic patterns (S0056)
  • Using Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices and encryption (S0059)
  • Securing network communications (S0077)
  • Protecting a network against malware (S0079)
  • Using network analysis tools to identify vulnerabilities (e.g., fuzzing, nmap, etc.) (S0081)
  • Configuring and utilizing network protection components (eg., Firewalls, VPNS, Network IDS) (S0084)
  • Network hardening techniques (e.g., removing unnecessary services, password policies, network segmentation, etc.) (S0121)

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Skills You Will Learn in the Computer and Web Application Security Course

  • Conducting vulnerability scans and recognizing vulnerabilities (S0001)
  • Applying and incorporating information technologies into proposed solutions (S005)
  • Applying confidentiality, integrity, and availability principles (S006)
  • Applying Host/network access control list (S0007)
  • Assessing the robustness of security systems and designs (S0009)
  • Detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (S0025)
  • Using Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices and encryption (S0059)
  • Identifying, modifying, and manipulating applicable system components within Windows, Unix, or Linux (e.g., passwords, user accounts, files) (S0067)
  • Protecting a network against malware (S0079)
  • One-way hash functions (e.g., Secure Hash Algorithm (HAS), Message Digest Algorithm (MD5)) (S0089)
  • Network hardening techniques (e.g., removing unnecessary services, password policies, network segmentation, etc.) (S0121)

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