Overview

The State of Security 2022 – Global Research Survey reports that 78% of security and IT leaders agree that remote workers’ devices are more difficult to secure than onsite employees. In fact, it is estimated that cybercrime will cost companies $10.5 trillion internationally by 2025. Columbia Southern University’s online associate degree in cybersecurity can provide the foundation for your cybersecurity career. Secure your future in cybersecurity by learning from tenured professors who have spent years working in the field. Help organizations, corporations, municipalities or nonprofits protect their virtual assets from cybercriminals. Take your education to the next step by pursuing a bachelor’s in information systems and cyber security or a bachelor’s in information technology.

Multiple factors, including prior experience, geography and degree field, affect career outcomes. CSU does not guarantee a job, promotion, salary increase, eligibility for a position, or other career growth.

Program Description

The Associate of Science Degree in Cybersecurity (CS) provides students with a foundational knowledge of the cybersecurity field. The focused curriculum surrounding cybersecurity fundamentals will provide the student with the skillsets needed for an entry-level cybersecurity position within a wide variety of organizations. The AS in Cybersecurity can also be used as a steppingstone to the CSU BS in Information Systems and Cyber Security program.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to do the following:

• Identify potential cybersecurity threats that could affect an organization.
• Evaluate a computer-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the cybersecurity field.
• Outline a security issue and provide the security requirements appropriate for the solution.
• Apply security principles and practices to the hardware, software, and human components of a system.