Cybersecurity

The protection and safeguarding of digital information are critically important to nearly every professional and academic discipline and the associated skills are invaluable assets for business and scientific pursuits. Defiance College’s cybersecurity program facilitates a strong command of information assurance principles and practical security skills. Graduates of this program will not only be prepared to become highly competitive and competent security experts, but also highly competent civic stewards, who have the technical skills necessary to safeguard critical infrastructure and lead the charge in defending human safety in a world full of constantly emerging technical threats to financial stability and personal freedom.

Cybersecurity careers are among one of the faster growing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), estimates cybersecurity positions will increase by 33% through 2030.  

Major Learning Outcomes (MLOs)

By the completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Implement basic system hardening.
2. Effectively communicate important technical considerations that affect system security in a "business-case" format to a non-technical audience.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of network monitoring by installing and configuring an intrusion detection system, then monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and reporting on anomalous network events

ADVANTAGES of a DC Cybersecurity major:

• The core curriculum of our cybersecurity major is closely aligned with industry certifications.
• Built in expansion of your degree with 12 credit hours in a concentration of either Forensics or Security Architecture and Engineering.
• Our site-built cyber range is used in most courses - allowing students to have hands-on experiences using a variety of real-world systems.
• Your senior capstone project is focused on the real-world as you assess security vulnerabilities of organizations or businesses that use the internet against NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
• Fun opportunities to participate in local and national capture the flag events that improve a student’s ethical hacking skills.