Certification in Cybersecurity

Students are provided the essential skills in areas such as understanding the cybersecurity landscape, managing cybersecurity risks, responding to incidents, practicing secure software development, complying with legal and regulatory standards, ensuring physical and operational security, and designing secure network infrastructure in preparation for the ISC2 Certified in Cyber Certification. Students will also review and analyze the concepts and interrelationships underlying cybersecurity compliance methodologies including the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, CMMC, NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF) and NIST 800-53. Students develop competencies to utilize NIST RMF Steps 0-3 (Prepare, Categorize, Select, Implement) / FedRAMP Steps 1-2: 

• NIST RMF/FedRAMP Comparison 

• FIPS 199 System Categorization 

• NIST Security Control Selection 

• Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) 

• Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) 

• Preliminary System Security Plan (PSSP) 

• Preliminary Information Systems Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Strategy 
   

Provided through Virgina’s FastForward, FANTIC and G3 programs that provide full financial aid for qualified Virginia residents.