// cyber
Protect the systems the world runs on.
Train for the front line of cyber defense.
Defend the systems the world runs on. Hands-on training in network defense, threat detection, and security operations.
Basic Technical Certificate
Stack at any level
25TH PCT · BLS
Median $86k
// overview
The Cybersecurity & Networking pathway combines deep network engineering with operational defense. You'll work on real Cisco hardware, run packet captures, harden Linux and Windows servers, and rotate through SOC scenarios — graduating with the certifications and the muscle memory that hiring managers actually filter for.
// what_you_learn
BY GRADUATION,
YOU CAN —
- 01Capture and analyze network traffic with Wireshark and tcpdump
- 02Configure routers, switches, and VLANs on real Cisco gear
- 03Harden Linux and Windows systems against common attack vectors
- 04Triage alerts and document incident response inside a working SOC
- 05Pass CompTIA Security+, Network+, and Cisco CCNA exams
// tools_+_tech
THE STACK YOU
ACTUALLY USE.
The same tools listed on every job posting in this field — running on real hardware in our labs.
- Linux
- Wireshark
- Cisco IOS
- VMware
- Hyper-V
- Kali
- Windows Server
- Splunk
- Nmap
- Metasploit
// your_path
YOUR PATH AT A
GLANCE.
The full credential stack — every semester, every course, every certification — lives on the pathway page. Walk it end-to-end below.
[ YOU EARN ]
Basic Technical Certificate
20 cr · 1 year
[ + INDUSTRY CERTS ]
4 sittable along the way
CompTIA · Cisco · Microsoft
[ YOU LAND ]
$122k median
Information Security Analysts · +5 more
// labs
WHERE YOU
DO THE WORK.
- [ CISCO ]
Cisco Networking Lab
Production-grade Cisco routers, switches, and patch panels — the same gear regional networks run on. Build a network from rack to running.
- [ SOC ]
Security Operations Center
A working blue-team environment. Triage, IR, shift hand-offs — the way it actually runs in industry.
- [ VIRT ]
Virtualization Lab
VMware vSphere + Microsoft Hyper-V. Spin up, attack, contain, document — without breaking anything important.
- [ RACK ]
Rack Room
Physical hardware, KVM, console access. Rack-and-stack on real boxes — not screenshots in a textbook.
// student_work
PROOF —
NOT PROMISES.
- SOCIncident Response
Live SOC Tabletop · Multi-stage Intrusion
Cohort defended against a multi-stage intrusion in the SOC lab — phishing → credential theft → lateral movement.
- CiscoNetwork Design
Campus VLAN Redesign
Network capstone — redesigned a 12-VLAN campus topology with proper segmentation between staff, lab, IoT, and guest.
- PCAPWireshark
PCAP Hunt · Detect a C2 Beacon
Wireshark deep-dive — identified a beaconing C2 channel hidden in DNS traffic and wrote detection rules.
// next_step
MOVE ON
CYBER.
Apply to NIC, request the program packet, or come tour the labs before you commit.