Cyber Security - Information Assurance

Program overview

Ivy Tech is certified by the NSA as a Center for Cyber Security in education for two year colleges. We are also one of the few two year colleges that offer this program. Ivy Tech Community College created the Center for Cyber Security to meet the demands for high-quality cyber security education and training. Through our nationally recognized center, Ivy Tech students receive the education and training they need for jobs that secure our community, state and nation’s computers, networks and critical infrastructure. The quality of Ivy Tech’s programs is recognized by several governmental entities, attesting to the quality of the curriculum, instruction and administrative support.

credentials

Here is an overview of the certificates and degrees we award at Ivy Tech Community College. "Associate of Science" is a direct-transfer degree into a 4-year institution. Click on the credential to view the official statewide curriculum.

Career Certificate

Digital Forensics

27 credit hours

Network Penetration

27 credit hours

Network Security

27 credit hours

Technical Certificate

Cyber Security/Information Assurance

33 credit hours

Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Science

Cyber Security/Information Assurance AAS

60 credit hours

Cyber Security/Information Assurance AS

60 credit hours

coursework

Classes on the left are required coursework for our technical and associate degrees. Classes on the right are technical selectives our students get the choose from. Official curriculum guides can be found here.

Required Coursework

CompTIA A+
Intro to Cyber Security
Digital Forensics
Project Management
Network Protocol Analysis
Perimeter Defense
Ethical Hacking
Informatics Fundamentals
Linux/Virtual Tech
Hardware/Software Support
CompTIA Security+
Routing and Switching
Networking Fundamentals
Computing Logic

Selective I

CompTIA Network+ Certification
Cisco CCENT Certification
CompTIA Linux+ Certification

Selective II

Intro to Software Development
Linux Administration
Enterprising Computing
Internship
Advanced Digital Forensics
Business Continuity in an Information World
Special Topics
Advanced Special Topics

key concepts learned

Here is a breakdown of the key concepts and objectives students must learn in their coursework at Ivy Tech Community College.

First year students

INFM 109: Informatics Fundamentals

Nature of information • Knowledge domains • Overview of Microsoft Word • Overview of Microsoft Excel • History of computing • Operating systems • Networking • Storage technologies • Storage techniques • Internet basics • Security • System Development Life Cycle • Information Systems Fundamentals • Database Technology

ITSP 135: Hardware/Software Support

System assembly • Device installation and maintenance • Operating systems • Needs assessment • Networking basics • Security essentials • Forensics fundamentals • System documentation • Troubleshooting theory • Issue resolution • Desktop imaging • Virtualization Mobile OSs • Professional communication TCP/IP • BIOS • SOHO • Mobile computing

NETI 105: Network Fundamentals

Cisco IOS • Protocols • Integrity and Availability • Routing • IP Addressing • Security • Local Area Network (LAN) • TCP/IP Model • Maintaining and Upgrading • Standards and the OSI Model • Network Cabling • Transmission Basics and Networking Media • Network Hardware • Troubles Shooting • Network Operating Systems • WANs and Remote Connectivity • Physical and Logical Topologies • Wide Area Network (WAN)

SDEV 120: Computing Logic

Algorithms and Algorithm Development • Logic Development • Math Concepts • Numbering Systems: Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal • Basic Programming Control Structures • Flowcharting and Pseudocode • Relational and Logical Operators • Order of Precedence • Truth Tables and Decision Trees • Data Validation • Scripting • Work Ethic • Software Development Life Cycle • Deductive and Inductive Logic • Set Theory • Logic Structures • Fuzzy Logic and Ladder Logic • Logic Gate Theory • Puzzles and Games • Graphing • Unified Modeling Language

CSIA 105: Intro to Cyber Security/Info Assurance

Security reviews • Effectiveness of security programs • Investigation of security breaches • Monitoring systems for accuracy and abnormalities • Privacy • Accountability controls • Audit trails and logs • Software design standards • Denial of service, spoofing, and hijacking • Networking • Defense in depth • Cryptography • Security Technologies • Legal, ethical and professional issues in Information Security • Attribution • Destruction of media

CSIA 210: Network Protocol Analysis

Headers • Payloads • ARP • RARP • IPv4 • IPv6 • RIPv1/ v2 • OSPF • EIGRP • BGP • DHCPv4 /v6 • APIPA • Host/interface address determination • Stateless and stateful address auto configuration • ISATAP • 6to4 • Teredo • OSI Model • TCP/IP Model • Wire Shark • TCPdump • Nmap

NETI 115: Routing and Switching

VLANs • STP • RSTP • PVSTP • 802.1q • RIPv1 • RIPv2 • RIPng • DHCP • Single-area OSPF • DNS • Static/Default routing • Cisco IOS • NAT • IPv4 • IPv6

SVAD 111: Linux/Virtualization Tech Fundamentals

Command Line • NIC Configuration • LAN Settings • Users • Groups • File management • Shell scripts • File systems • File permissions • File ownership • Find system files • Virtualization • Troubleshooting

Second year students

CSIA 135: Digital Forensics

Software tools • Forensic processes • Forensic procedures • Incident response • PC hardware • File system architecture • Digital evidence, acquisition and storage • Windows registry • Legal procedures • Data recovery

CSIA 215: Perimeter Defense

Firewall • DMZ • Intrusion Prevention Detection Systems • Security policies and procedures • Authorization, Authentication, and Accounting • LAN Security • NAT • VPN • WLAN • Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability • Packets • Filtering

CPIN 269: Project Management

Data flow diagrams • Structure charts • Flow charts • Data Dictionaries • Prototyping • Object-oriented • Case tools • Team dynamics • Project management • Conversion methods • Total cost of ownership • Return on investment

CPIN 279: Exploration/Evaluation

Interviews • Team participation • Time management • Portfolios • Career paths • Communication skills • Life-long learning • Electronic presentations

CSIA 225: Ethical Hacking

Footprinting • Enumeration • Threats and defense mechanisms • Web applications • Data servers • Linux, Macintosh and mobile systems • Secure network infrastructure

Programs learned:

Autopsy

EnCase

Kali

student body (spring 2019)

This is only for the Indianapolis/Central Indiana campus and surrounding service sites of Avon, Lawrence, Noblesville, Greencastle, Mooresville, Franklin, and Shelbyville.

Total Students

205

(based on Spring 2019 data)

Part Time Status

94%

(determined annually, <9 cr. hrs. each semester)

Retention

68%

(Fall-to-Spring enrollment)

Sophomores

47%

(determined by amount of credit hours completed; >30 credit hours)

Last Semester's Awarded Credentials

19

Ready to Talk?

Contact the School of IT Career Experiences Specialist, Jessica Jagger, today via phone, LinkedIN, or email.

317.921.4972

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jjagger@ivytech.edu

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