Cloud Security & Virtualization Forensics Certificate

Program Requirements

Program Information

General Requirements for Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates

See Century College Policy 3.17.0.1

Program Note

None

Transfer, Articulation Agreements, and Partnerships

See the Century College website for information regarding transfer.
This program is intended primarily for employment preparation rather than transfer to a four-year institution. Some courses may not transfer to a number of four-year colleges. If you are considering the possibility of transfer, you may wish to talk with your advisor, counselor, or program instructor before registering to discuss your goals, look at programs designed for transfer, and develop a plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough comprehension of the key principles of cloud computing and the security and privacy involved with this emerging technology.
• Examine Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and convert logical designs into services that can be implemented in today’s Cloud environments.
• Security aspects of each cloud model
• Develop a risk-management strategy for moving to the cloud
• Implement a public cloud instance using a public cloud service provider
• Apply RSA’s trust-based security model to different layers in the infrastructure stack
• Distinguish between cloud providers and third party managed service providers
• Assess, evaluate, and apply the necessary tools to analyze an organization’s assets and verify if the cloud security and privacy implications are justifiable in implementing Cloud Computing
• Employ the appropriate resources to model service specifications and service contracts to perform service orchestration.
• Demonstrate effective decision making and management techniques to support the organization’s objective of growth while putting best practices into place.
• Apply best practices for the next generation IT professional through continuous awareness for the environmental impact when developing and implementing IT systems and reap the business benefits of adopting a Green IT strategy.

Program Contact Information

Israel Emmanuel, 651.773.1787, Room 1743 East

Sample Plan

Please note that this is a sample course sequence. Individual schedules will vary depending upon student needs, goals, and availability. Students are recommended to meet with their advisor, counselor, or faculty program instructors to create an individualized plan that includes prerequisites and application requirements. For detailed program information see the Century College website. This information is subject to change.

Note

This information is subject to change. Changes and updates are posted on century.edu

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