We spend a majority of our time online and using technology, whether it’s a part of our work day or leisure time, and it’s important to keep safe against possible cyber threats. Careers in cybersecurity are becoming increasingly important as our world evolves, and RIT Certified has developed our Cyber Defense Analyst Mastery Certificate to prepare you for a meaningful career in this industry. Once you earn your certificate, you’ll have the skills and tools you need to be successful entry-level Information Specialist and Network Specialist roles.
Is This Certificate For You?
The Cyber Defense Analyst mastery certificate is ideal for anyone who has at least a high school diploma and is interested in a career that includes creative problem solving, working with computers, analyzing data, and providing consultation and advice. You don’t need any prior experience in IT or cyber security to start this mastery certificate – all you need is a willingness to dig into the course materials and start your career.
What You’ll Learn
Throughout this certificate, you’ll learn valuable information technology and cybersecurity skills, packaged in courses designed with the needs of today's hiring managers and tomorrow's workforce challenges in mind. The three hands-on courses in this certificate are built on authentic assessment of specific skills in information technology that employers are looking for.
The first two courses will provide you with fundamental IT skills that will prepare you for entry-level roles in IT support and network security. These courses will also prepare you for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 Exam* and the CompTIA Network+ Exam*, credentials sought after by employers.
The final course provides an immersive training experience that simulates real work for a cybersecurity company. The skills taught in this course will prepare you to identify, analyze, and prevent cyber attacks on enterprise networks.
Upon successfully completing these three courses, you will earn a credential that signifies you have developed fundamental skills for a variety of IT job roles.
How You’ll Learn
This mastery certificate program is fully virtual, with a combination of synchronous and asynchronous materials. You’ll navigate online modules to learn important content, practice hands-on exercises, check your knowledge, and practice your skills in a simulated environment. Courses are taught by industry experts who literally wrote the books on networking technologies. This course is designed to work for your schedule, so all live lectures are recorded so you can view them any time that works best for you, and all assignments and labs are built into a flexible weekly schedule to allow you to work at your own pace.
Skills You Walk Away With
Once you complete your mastery certificate, you’ll be able to:
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot PC motherboards, system components, and peripheral devices
- Summarize the uses for various network services, virtualization, and cloud computing
- Provide support related to the use of mobile devices and print devices
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot a network
- Support the use of network operations and network security
- Identify the potential weaknesses on a system and network
- Perform basic memory analysis to identify potential malware intrusions
- Install decoys and triggers to identify sophisticated intrusions
In addition, completion of this mastery certificate will prepare you to successfully complete the CompTIA A+ Core 1 Exam* and the CompTIA Network+ Exam*.
*Note: RIT Certified does not administer these exams.