The course provides students with a background in Offensive Cybersecurity Operations and Open-Source Intelligence Collection. Students will use the latest tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to succeed in exploiting vulnerabilities and evading modern antivirus systems. Students will identify an entity’s public presence from an attacker’s perspective including who within the organization would be a compelling target for an advanced persistent threat.

Prior to attacking a particular system or organization, hackers will gather intelligence on potential targets to understand its strengths and weaknesses. This course will instruct students how to utilize open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods on the deep and dark web, and techniques to improve the way they collect, collate and analyze open source information to generate intelligence. Students will learn how to develop target assessments which list potential vulnerabilities and can be utilized for penetration testing. (Prerequisite: CYB 325)

An introduction to the legal and technical knowledge required to gather and analyze information from computer systems. Recover methods will be demonstrated for intentional and accidental destruction of storage devices. Learners will also learn how to interpret the data gathered and how to maintain a legally sound chain of custody.

This class will guide the learner in the development of his or her capstone project. The capstone project is at least a 30-page proposal for a cybersecurity plan, a project for implementation at an actual organization. Learners are expected to utilize all of the skills and knowledge learned from previous classes. After they create and have approved a comprehensive project proposal, class sessions and assignments will progressively assist learners to research and develop their project This course will utilize web-conferencing, on-line discussion boards, research, and readings to assist learners in the development and creation of their project or proposal. Learners will work collaboratively with the facilitator and other learners. (Prerequisites: CYB 350 with grade C+ or higher)

Transfer credit awarded for prior allied health related coursework completed at another accredited institution. This course has no direct equivalent within the allied health curriculum.

Variable transfer credits from an affiliated, accredited diagnostic medical sonography program. This course has no direct equivalent within the allied health curriculum.

Variable transfer credits from an affiliated, accredited nuclear medicine technology program. This course has no direct equivalent within the allied health curriculum.

Variable transfer credits from an affiliated, accredited surgical technology program. This course has no direct equivalent within the allied health curriculum.

Variable transfer credits from an affiliated, accredited cardiac electrophysiology program. This course has no direct equivalent within the allied health curriculum.

This course provides degree-completion credits for students enrolled in the Master of Athletic Training to support completion of the bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science.