Cyber Security

Projection in High Demand

Get the preparation needed for the Cybersecurity workforce through hands-on experience into network security protection, as well as an understanding of the types of attacks used against networks. This course will cover security policies such as risk management, data privacy, employee management, device management, network management, and business continuity. Students will develop an understanding of physical, perimeter, network, host, application and data defenses. This course helps the student prepare for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam.

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Prerequisites

Credit

Dual Credit

College Dual Credit:

Students may receive up to 3 college credits through the University of Central Missouri's (UCM) Dual Credit Program. STA's semester long Cyber Security course covers one UCM course in UCM's Computer Science and Cybersecurity program:

UCM CYBR 1800 - Intro to Cybersecurity (3)

For more information, refer to the Dual Credit FAQ page or contact dualcredit@ucmo.edu. For detailed registration instructions, see the "How do I register?" question.

Accelerated Degree

MIC Accelerated Early Bachelor Degree Program

Students who take Network Operations and Network Security at Summit Technology Academy their junior year AND have a 3.0 unweighted GPA/95% attendance may also choose to participate in a university partnership program called Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC), in which students begin to earn a systems engineering OR cybersecurity bachelor’s degree while still in high school. The bachelor’s degree is offered through the University of Central Missouri- Lee’s Summit. This program helps to significantly reduce the overall cost of a bachelor’s degree. Students will participate in extensive paid internship opportunities with companies such as Epiq, DST, Cerner, Riskanalystics, and many more. Students who qualify and have interest, must mark that they are interested on their STA Online Application.