IT professionals will gain knowledge specific to the detection, protection, and recovery from attacks to an organization’s information assets. You will gain skills in this high-demand field of network security that, when combined with the management/soft-skills classes, will give you the competitive edge in the IT marketplace. Public utility companies, national security agencies, food and water suppliers, financial services, and companies with intellectual property to protect are now hiring experts in this area. Because of the technical IT skills classes involved in this specialization, a computer-related associate degree is suggested for admission.

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