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Prepare for a Career in Cyber Defense

The Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity at Fredonia is your gateway to one of the fastest-growing fields in technology. With demand for cybersecurity specialists expected to grow by 18%—and some specialties by as much as 36%—this fully online, affordable program prepares you for an in-demand career. Whether you're advancing in your current field or just starting your journey, Fredonia offers hands-on training, expert faculty, and cutting-edge resources to help you succeed.

What You’ll Gain

  • Expert Knowledge: Learn to identify risks, design secure systems, and manage computer and network security across industries.
  • Hands-On Experience: Access our virtual lab for system configuration, secure architecture design, and software exploit development—skills often taught at costly conferences.
  • Career Readiness: Build credentials through real-world problem solving, industry-sponsored projects, and opportunities to earn networking and security certifications.
  • Industry Connections: Join a program with alumni working at leading organizations like Google, IBM, and Microsoft or pursuing graduate studies at top universities like CalTech and Georgia Tech.
  • Modern Resources: Work in our state-of-the-art labs in newly renovated Houghton Hall, equipped for virtual reality, robotics, networking, and more.

Career Opportunities for Cybersecurity (Online)

  • Application/Software Security Engineer
  • Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Information Security Engineer
  • IT Security Engineer
  • Product Security Engineer
  • Security Engineer
  • Associate Security Consultant
  • Cybersecurity Specialist
  • Information Security Officer
  • Penetration Tester
  • Security Director
  • Technical Security Specialist
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What does a sample degree look like?

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What are all the courses required to obtain a graduate certificate in Cybersecurity?

CSIT502 Enterprise Security Operations

Security control types, Need to know and least privilege, Access control models, Identification and authentication, User account provisioning, Access control methods, Biometrics, Multi-factor techniques, SSO technologies, Security operations, Change and configuration management, Privilege management, Incident response and investigation, Backup and Recovery operations, Application Security testing, client-server app vulnerabilities, secure SDLC, Database security

CSIT503 Network Security

Introduction to Network Security. Network attacks. Secure network architecture. VLANs. NAT. VPNs. Firewalls. Packet inspection. Ingress/Egress filtering. Intrusion detection. Intrusion prevention. Network encryption.

CSIT506 Penetration Testing and Exploit Development

Introduction to penetration testing, Penetration testing methodology, Reconnaissance, Google hacking, Email harvesting, Open source intelligence and social media, Enumeration, DNS enumeration, Port scanning, Vulnerability assessments, Exploits and exploit development, Bypassing Antivirus, Post­exploitation techniques, Privilege escalation, Password retrieval and cracking, Pivoting, Web application hacking, SQL Injection, Cross-site scripting, Cross-site request forgery, Local and remote file inclusion.

Information Security Analysts

Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.

  • Median Salary: $120,360 per year
  • Job Outlook 2023-2033: 33% growth
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor's degree

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer and information systems managers plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in an organization.

  • Median Salary: $169,510 per year
  • Job Outlook 2023-2033: 17% growth
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor's degree

Database Administrators

Database administrators and architects create or organize systems to store and secure data.

  • Median Salary: $117,450 per year
  • Job Outlook 2023-2033: 9% growth
  • Typical Entry-Level Education: Bachelor's degree

Why Cybersecurity at Fredonia?

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Now Hiring!

The US has the highest number of cybersecurity job openings, with almost 700,000 jobs listed online in the year up to April 2023.

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In-Demand Professionals

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 33% growth in employment for information security analysts from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations

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Work from Anywhere

About one-third of cybersecurity jobs are remote, according to ISC2 data from 2022.

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