Registration Deadline: August 8, 2025
Next Start Date: August 11, 2025
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and cybersecurity-related careers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of cybersecurity.
The content includes but is not limited to foundational knowledge and skills in computer and network security, security vulnerabilities, attack mechanisms and techniques, intrusion detection and prevention, cryptographic systems, system hardening, risk identification, incidence response, penetration testing, key management, access control, and recovery. Specialized courses focus on database security, planning and analysis, software, and web security.
Applied Cybersecurity Program Prerequisites (prior to enrollment you must have earned ONE of the following certifications):
Please see the Basic Skills Requirement table by clicking here and find your program.
If required, take the Basic Skills Test at our Testing Center. Call 941-255-7500 Ext. 1745 to schedule to take the test.
Applied Cybersecurity industry certification includes CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Job opportunities in Applied Cybersecurity include:
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fter successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
Applied Cybersecurity teaches:
Safe and respectful, Always professional, Intellectual, Leaders!
We offer over 20 programs, exceptional instructors, great business and industry partnerships, industry-standard curriculum, equipment, and technology, which all equal SUCCESS!