Cybersecurity

The program provides students with skills in:

• Problem-solving, critical thinking and troubleshooting
• Dealing with network vulnerabilities and security issues
• Designing secure enterprise operating system infrastructures
• Creating plans and policies for wireless mobile device security
• Implementing a cloud computing environment while addressing security risks
• Performing security audits
• Proactively researching and reporting on the current threat landscape
• Utilizing ethical hacking practices to bolster the organization’s security measures
• Integrating sustainability into cybersecurity practices to reduce environmental footprints of businesses

2026-2027

Semester 1
CYBS 1000 Intrusion Detection
Students acquire fundamental skills to detect anomalous activity in an organization’s computer systems. Students apply strategies to detect indicators of compromise on both networks and computer systems. Leading intrusion detection tools are employed to implement these strategies.

CYBS 1001 Monitoring and Operations
Students explore how a security operations center (SOC) works with a focus on monitoring and remediation. Students will gain competencies in the use of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, including features and functionality. Students plan, deploy, configure, and monitor a SIEM system.

CYBS 1002 Penetration Testing
Students investigate the discipline of penetration testing. Students conduct reconnaissance, plan, and execute an attack, and exfiltrate data. Various penetration testing tools are employed, along with “Red Team” tactics, techniques, and procedures. Students prepare and present a penetration test report.

CYBS 1003 Computer Forensics
Students engage in computer forensics, investigating computer crimes and obtaining evidence. Using examination techniques, malware analysis, and mobile device forensics, students recover and preserve data from storage and mobile devices.

CYBS 1004 Threat Hunting
Students employ proactive tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of active threat hunting for iteratively seeking out advanced persistent cyber threats that have evaded first-line defences. Students detect indicators of compromise by threat actors in order to reduce the mean time to detection and support organizational goals.

CYBS 1005 Industry Cybersecurity Challenges: Assessment

Students are presented with current, real-world industry cybersecurity situations. After conducting a thorough threat assessment, students propose a security enhancement solution that complies with company priorities, security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.

Semester 2
CYBS 1006 Cloud Security
Students explore specific cybersecurity concerns around cloud computing, including cloud security controls, data governance, federations, and legal issues. Students implement platform agnostic security controls that comply with legal regulations and data governance policies and systems.

CYBS 1007 Securing Infrastructure
Students employ tactics, techniques, and procedures for securing/hardening IT network infrastructure, Windows Server platforms, and Linux Server platforms.

CYBS 1008 Security Incidence Response
Students apply processes and procedures associated with a security incident response. Students manage a security incident by prioritizing, containing, and mitigating attacks on IT infrastructure. Preparing and delivering a security incident report is an integral requirement of any security incident response.

CYBS 1009 Threat Intelligence
Building on competencies acquired in “Threat Hunting”, students develop threat intelligence specific to a given organization. Students source, assess, and analyze threat information and synthesize this information into actionable intelligence for their organization. Students prepare and present threat intelligence reports.

CYBS 1010 Cybersecurity Strategy
Students explore strategic concepts in cybersecurity. Students formulate cybersecurity strategies that contribute to business objectives, correlate cybersecurity and business risks, and provide thought leadership on maintaining currency in cybersecurity capabilities.

CYBS 1011 Industry Cybersecurity Challenges: Solution
Using an assessment and proposed enhancement plan based on a current, real-world industry cybersecurity situation, students implement a cybersecurity enhancement solution that complies with company priorities, security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.

Admission Requirements

Two or three year College Diploma or a University Degree or equivalent.

Are your transcripts from outside of Canada? Please visit Applying to SLC - With Your Transcripts for more information.

Alternate Admission Assessment to Post-graduate Certificate Programs

Domestic applicants who do not meet the minimum academic admission requirement to a post-graduate certificate program may request to have their application assessed through an alternate admission assessment. Applicants must have applied through OCAS and submit the required documentation for an alternate admission assessment. Click here for the list of required documentation for assessment and to submit once applied through OCAS.

Please note submission and request for an alternate admission assessment does not guarantee admission to a post-graduate program.

Other Requirements

Incoming students are required to have:

• Laptop computer running Windows operating system
• Microphone
• Webcam

Students will not have to complete placement as part of the program.

Cybersecurity jobs are difficult to fill while salaries are above average, providing graduates of this program a unique opportunity to rapidly grow their careers in the I.T. industry.

Graduates can expect to find employment in either the public or private sectors such as government, education, healthcare, military, financial, research, consulting, logistics and many more industries.

Graduates may choose to pursue the following certifications upon completion of additional exams and/or related work experience to qualify:

• CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• CEH Certified Ethical Hacker
• CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor (by ISACA)
• GIAC Global Information Assurance Certification (by SANS)
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Certified Network Defender

Two or three year College Diploma or a University Degree or equivalent.

Are your transcripts from outside of Canada? Please visit Applying to SLC - With Your Transcripts for more information.

Alternate Admission Assessment to Post-graduate Certificate Programs

Domestic applicants who do not meet the minimum academic admission requirement to a post-graduate certificate program may request to have their application assessed through an alternate admission assessment. Applicants must have applied through OCAS and submit the required documentation for an alternate admission assessment. Click here for the list of required documentation for assessment and to submit once applied through OCAS.

Please note submission and request for an alternate admission assessment does not guarantee admission to a post-graduate program.

Other Requirements

Incoming students are required to have:

• Laptop computer running Windows operating system
• Microphone
• Webcam