Courses

The Cybersecurity II Program provides advanced, career-focused training designed to prepare
students for success in modern cybersecurity roles. Building on core IT skills, this comprehensive
pathway expands into specialized knowledge, hands-on labs, and industry-recognized certifications.

Learners progress through a sequenced curriculum—Helpdesk Support, Cybersecurity Fundamentals,
DISA STIGs Implementation, CompTIA Security+, Risk Management Framework (RMF),
CompTIA CASP+, and Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH)—culminating in a portfolio-ready capstone.

Program Outcomes

• Apply defense-in-depth strategies across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments
• Implement and document DISA STIGs; align activities to RMF for authorization and compliance
• Detect, analyze, and respond to threats; collaborate with SOC/IR teams using playbooks and SIEM
• Design and engineer secure solutions for complex, enterprise-scale environments (CASP+ scope)
• Plan and execute ethical hacking engagements using the five-phase methodology (C|EH)
• Earn stackable credentials and build a portfolio of lab artifacts, reports, and a capstone project

Pathway Structure & Certifications

1. Helpdesk Support (HEL 101) — Ticket triage, OS & hardware troubleshooting, documentation
2. Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CIS 101) — Core concepts, risk, controls, and threat landscape
3. STIGs Implementation (STI 101) — SCC & STIG Viewer, findings, POA&Ms, remediation
4. Security+ (CIS 202) — Vendor-neutral baseline in risk, network/app security, and incident response
5. Risk Management Framework (RMF 101) — NIST 800-37 lifecycle, SSP/SAR/POA&M development
6. CASP+ (CIS 203) — Advanced enterprise security architecture, integration, and response
7. Ethical Hacker (C|EH 101) — Recon → Exploitation → Post-exploitation → Reporting (Cyber Range)

Hands-On Experience

• Virtual Lab Environment: guided scenarios for hardening, scanning, monitoring, and response
• Compliance Practicum: STIG checklists, RMF documentation, and audit-ready evidence
• Offensive Security Labs: tool walkthroughs (e.g., Nmap, Burp, Metasploit, Wireshark) in a safe range
• Capstone Project: design, secure, and test a small enterprise environment; produce full report

Topics Covered

• Endpoint & network hardening, identity & access management, logging & SIEM
• Threats, vulnerabilities, and detection engineering; incident response playbooks
• DISA STIGs, SCAP content, compliance scoring, continuous monitoring
• RMF: categorization, control selection/implementation, assessment & authorization
• Enterprise security architecture, cryptography, cloud & virtualization security (CASP+)
• Ethical hacking methodology across on-prem, cloud, hybrid, and IoT targets (C|EH)

Format & Materials

• Instructor-led sessions, guided labs, and scenario-based exercises
• Downloadable lab guides, templates (SSP/SAR/POA&M), and exam prep resources
• Performance-based assessments and portfolio feedback

Prerequisites

• Baseline IT skills (e.g., Helpdesk or equivalent experience)
• Completion of Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CIS 101) or comparable knowledge recommended

Career Paths

• SOC Analyst • Cybersecurity Specialist • Network Security Engineer
• Security Control Assessor/ISSO • RMF/Compliance Analyst
• Security Architect • Penetration Tester • Incident Responder