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Easily Develop an Online Cybersecurity Certificate Program

Easily Develop an Online Cybersecurity Certificate Program. Prof. Robert Albano Westchester Community College State University of New York Robert.Albano@sunywcc.edu. What is Cybersecurity & Why do we need trained people. We are in a digital world (a cyber world)

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Easily Develop an Online Cybersecurity Certificate Program

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  1. Easily Develop an Online Cybersecurity Certificate Program Prof. Robert Albano Westchester Community College State University of New York Robert.Albano@sunywcc.edu

  2. What is Cybersecurity & Why do we need trained people We are in a digital world (a cyber world) Most computers are connected to the Internet The devices, operating systems are insecure The “Bad Guys” can get access to our devices When they are in control they can get:Our money, our identities, the intellectual property of businesses and control of countries

  3. Cybersecurity Jobs

  4. How we selected courses for our Cybersecurity Certificate Program • We choose courses and then found it mapped very well to DOD Directive (on the next slide) • Certificates we offer for our students • Our college’s Cybersecurity Certificate • Microsoft MTA Certificates • CompTIA Certificates

  5. DOD Directive 8570

  6. Our Courses

  7. Our Distance Learning Platform Originally WebCT Then Blackboard CE 6 to CE 8 Blackboard Learn 9.1Cutover in May

  8. What makes it easy to run a DL Coursein Cybersecurity? • FOR THE LECTURE • A book that explains difficult topics very well • Good support from the publisher • A good database of questions for quizzes • FOR THE LAB • Good videos to explain concepts • Good videos to show how to do labs • Good simulations to have the students do the work • Good reporting of how the student did in the lab

  9. Selecting Publishers & Books • Originally used mostly Course Technology (Cengage) • Found a great series for 3 courses (McGraw Hill) • PC Hardware - Meyers • Networking – Meyers • Security – Conklin

  10. I use LabSim for these courses

  11. What is in LabSim

  12. LabSim is only $89 for students See LabSim at the TestOut Booth # 421 in Exhibit Hall

  13. LabSim Demo From the student’s view From the Instructors’ view

  14. History of the Development • Started at Innovations Conference in 2006 • Went to Oklahoma to get started in Cybersecurity • Had battle to get approval for AAS & Certificate at WCC • Attended Cybersecurity Conferences • Joined CyberWatch and: • Took CHFI five day course in January • Will take CEF five day course in May

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