Short-term Certificate in Computer Information Systems - security + Add-On | Northeast Alabama Community College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningMonitoringWritingSpeakingSystems EvaluationQuality Control Analysis

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsEngineering and TechnologyEnglish LanguageTelecommunicationsCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingSpeech RecognitionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningNear VisionWritten Expression

Tasks

Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
Assess the quality of security controls, using performance indicators.

Technology

Internet directory services softwareCloud-based management softwareData base user interface and query softwareExpert system softwareOperating system software

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium15-1299.05	Information Security Engineers	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

Vulnerability assessment tools — operate under direct supervision to scan enterprise networks and document identified weaknesses in structured reports.
Security breach indicators — recognize and escalate potential intrusion signals while monitoring network dashboards in a supervised SOC environment.
Penetration testing methodologies — assist senior engineers in executing scripted tests against defined system targets within an authorized lab or staging environment.
Firewall and encryption software — install preconfigured security tools on workstations and servers following established procedures and change-control protocols.
Security policies and standards — study and apply organizational information security guidelines when completing assigned tasks under engineer oversight.
Incident response playbooks — follow documented recovery steps to support breach containment activities under the direction of a lead security engineer.
Security control performance indicators — collect and log metrics from monitoring platforms to assist in periodic quality assessments of existing controls.
Technical security documentation — read and interpret vendor advisories, CVE reports, and configuration guides to inform assigned remediation tasks.
Operating system security configurations — apply baseline hardening checklists to Windows and Linux systems within a supervised enterprise IT environment.
Risk management software — enter vulnerability scan results and asset data into designated platforms to support team-level risk tracking workflows.

Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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