Cybersecurity Certificate Online
This cybersecurity certificate program for beginners provides essential security concepts and fundamentals with online courses focused on data integrity and intellectual property protection.
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LEARN MOREWhat You Will Learn
- Learn about the need for cybersecurity and how cyberattacks disrupt business and industry
- Study common vulnerabilities, including malicious attacks, threats, viruses and phishing
- Understand information security best practices, such as data protection security models, network access controls and intrusion detection and prevention practices
- Practice assessing security, monitoring and securing environments and responding to security incidents
About the Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
The Cybersecurity Professional Certificate is designed for those with a desire to enter the fast-growing and ever-changing world of information and data security. If you have a curious nature, a bold spirit and a drive to learn how to defend against cyber threats, this cybersecurity certificate program is for you.
The courses that comprise the Cybersecurity Professional Certificate will introduce you to a wide variety of cybersecurity-related topics, ranging from systems protection to information infrastructure to mitigation strategies.
Through your certificate course studies, you'll learn and practice the in-demand skills used by cybersecurity professionals, including monitoring, identifying and respoinding to security threats, performing risk assessments, uncovering network vulnerabilities, and assisting with mitigating and responding to data breaches. Through hands-on projects, you'll also gain practical experience in threat intelligence and incident investigation.
Plus, you'll be introduced the three pillars of cybersecurity -- confidentiality, integrity and availability -- and gain an understanding of the important role the CIA triad plays in security planning and compliance.
Jump-start your cybersecurity career by enrolling in this Cybersecurity Professional Certificate program and prepare yourself for an exciting career as an information security analyst, penetration testor, cryptographer or data recovery specialist.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When you enroll in this self-paced certificate program, you decide how quickly you want to complete each of the courses in the specialization. To access the courses, you pay a small monthly cost of $35, so the total cost of your Professional Certificate depends on you. Plus, you can take a break or cancel your subscription anytime.
It takes about 4-5 months to finish all the courses and hands-on projects to earn your certificate.
No prior experienced is needed for this beginner-level series. Enroll now.
Kick-start your cybersecurity career and show prospective employers your readiness to support and enhance information security.
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Please submit your certificate to plc@franklin.edu for review and processing. After your official evaluation has been completed, please review it to ensure that all eligible credits have been applied.
You can submit documentation before or after you apply to Franklin.