Hornet Security Education Center

The Cybersecurity Associate in Science Degree provides the skills for students to become highly skilled cyber security professionals and to train individuals for entry-level positions such as IT Support, information security analyst, systems security administrators, and network security administrators. In this program, students will master the latest security technologies and will examine the issues of information security awareness, network security hardware, systems and network security planning and defense, network security organization, and the legal and ethical issues associated with cybersecurity. This degree requires 33 units in the major in addition to other degree requirements.

The CIS department offers a 3-tiered stackable certificate that allows students to progress through the courses to gain knowledge and skills for the workplace. The first tier is the Cybersecurity Technician Certificate that builds a foundation regarding personal computer security, operating systems, networking, and cyber security principles. Once students complete the first tier, the second tier is the Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate that includes network security, scripting, and the Linux/Unix operating system. The final tier is the Cybersecurity Master Certificate which includes courses on ethical hacking, intrusion detection and incident response, web application security, and management of information security. Descriptions for the courses are available in the Fullerton College Catalog at Computer Information Systems.