Overview

You’ll build skills in conducting digital forensics, learn how to help protect data and networks, and defend against a digital onslaught, whatever its source.

In the Information Technology - Cybersecurity program from Strayer University, you’ll learn how to maintain the security of networks and data. You’ll explore network defense, offensive network security and countermeasures to shut hackers off from accessing important data. And you’ll find out what ethical (and unethical) hacking looks like.

Learn how to maintain the security of networks in a range of environments.
Study different types of hacking (both ethical and unethical).
Perform penetration tests and information security analysis.

Study offensive network security, ethical hacking, network defense and their countermeasures.

Career

Your education can help you pursue your professional and personal goals. While Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific career outcome, such as a job title, promotion or salary increase, we encourage you to explore the potential impact you can have in the cybersecurity field.

The cybersecurity concentration can provide the skills to help you secure an organization’s data and operations against cybersecurity concerns.

Audit network and security systems to reveal potential issues.
Develop strategies to help clients respond to and recover from security breaches.
Identify network intruders by analyzing log files and monitoring network traffic for suspicious activity.
Implement security measures to help safeguard data and information systems.
Keep digital media compliant with legal policies and procedures.
Measure security controls and determine their effectiveness, using key performance indicators.
Modify computer security files and manage individual access requests.
Monitor networks for data breaches, phishing and other security threats.
Prepare plans that protect computer files against unauthorized access, modification, destruction or disclosure.
Regulate access to the files on your network and monitor how people interact with them, to keep data from falling into the wrong hands.
Secure data transmissions and filter out unwanted intrusions, using encryption and firewall systems.
Stay on top of the latest computer virus news to better time your security updates.
Take a proactive and reactive approach to supporting cybersecurity initiatives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Network Server Administration
Perimeter Defense Techniques
Network Penetration Testing

Computer Forensic Technology
Information Technology

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-07 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-04-07 00:00:00

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Language

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Credits

180 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Herndon, United States

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Cyber Security View 671 other Bachelors in Information Technology (IT) in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

A completed application and enrollment agreement, as applicable.
A diploma from an approved high school or its equivalent.
Official copies of transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended.
A valid, current and legible government-issued photo ID.

Tuition Fees

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1525 USD / module

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1525 USD / module

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1525 USD / module

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