Easily Develop an Online Cybersecurity Certificate Program

Prof. Robert AlbanoWestchester Community College

State University of New YorkRobert.Albano@sunywcc.edu

We are in a digital world (a cyber world) Most computers are connected to the

Internet The devices, operating systems are insecure The “Bad Guys” can get access to our

devices When they are in control they can get:

Our money, our identities, the intellectual property of businesses and control of countries

What is Cybersecurity & Why do we need trained people

Cybersecurity Jobs

Government

Corporate

Law Enforcement

Private Investigator

We choose courses and then found it mapped very well to DOD Directive (on the next slide)

Certificates we offer for our students Our college’s Cybersecurity Certificate Microsoft MTA Certificates CompTIA Certificates

How we selected courses for our Cybersecurity Certificate Program

DOD Directive 8570

Our Courses

Originally WebCT

Then Blackboard CE 6 to CE 8

Blackboard Learn 9.1 Cutover in May

Our Distance Learning Platform

FOR THE LECTURE A book that explains difficult topics very well Good support from the publisher A good database of questions for quizzes

FOR THE LAB Good videos to explain concepts Good videos to show how to do labs Good simulations to have the students do the work Good reporting of how the student did in the lab

What makes it easy to run a DL Coursein Cybersecurity?

Originally used mostly Course Technology (Cengage)

Found a great series for 3 courses (McGraw Hill) PC Hardware - Meyers Networking – Meyers Security – Conklin

Selecting Publishers & Books

I use LabSim for these courses

What is in LabSim

See LabSim at the TestOut Booth # 421 in Exhibit Hall

LabSim is only $89 for students

From the student’s view

From the Instructors’ view

LabSim Demo

Started at Innovations Conference in 2006 Went to Oklahoma to get started in

Cybersecurity Had battle to get approval for AAS &

Certificate at WCC Attended Cybersecurity Conferences Joined CyberWatch and:

Took CHFI five day course in January Will take CEF five day course in May

History of the Development