Summer 2027
Registration Opens: March 08, 2027
Course Preview Week: May 25 - May 31, 2027
Semester Dates: June 01 - August 13, 2027
Core Courses
Course title note: Course titles and content may vary by catalog year. Students should refer to the curriculum associated with their start term and work with their Academic Director to ensure they are meeting requirements.
CYB 703: Network Security
This course offers the basic knowledge of architectures, cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and defensive techniques for securing networks. The course addresses firewall functionalities, configurations, and managements. Different Architectures of VPNs for securing communication assets are presented with various implementation considerations. Students learn essentials of network analysis tools, monitoring, and policy development.
Digital Forensics and Security Management
CYB 765: Security Program Management
This course is an introduction to cybersecurity program management and compliance. Students will explore the development, implementation, and evaluation of security programs taking relevant legal and regulatory requirements into account. Topics include security policies, incident response, federal regulations, and emerging security challenges in today’s digital landscape.
Prerequisites: CYB 700
Secure Systems Design
CYB 780: Software Security
This course emphasizes on both proactive and reactive measures and systematic evaluation techniques for identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities and potential flaws in software systems that could be exploited by malicious actors. The unit focuses on the examination of software structure and behavior, either by directly reviewing code or observing its execution in controlled environments such that vulnerabilities are caught early in the development lifecycle or during regular security assessments. The objective is to integrate security into the entire software development process, minimizing risks and enhancing the overall resilience of software systems against cyber threats.