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Program Overview

The average cost of a data breach in the United States reached 9.44 million according to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2022. Breaches are only expected to grow with Cybersecurity Ventures estimating cybercrime costs to increase by 15 percent each year, reaching 10.5 trillion annually by 2025. To combat these threats, organizations both large and small are increasing their cybersecurity budgets to improve their security posture.

The Certificate of Professional Preparation (CPP) in Vulnerability Assessment will prepare you with the skills needed to protect and defend an organization’s information system from threats. You will learn a variety of methods to assess the security health of applications, systems, and networks against vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate mitigation countermeasures against potential cyberattacks and data breaches.

Quick Program Highlights

• High Employment Rate

  According to the Cybersecurity Workforce study, there is a global shortage of roughly 4 million cybersecurity professionals. Florida and the nation as a whole are experiencing a shortage in tech talent in all areas of technology.

• High Salary

  The median salary for a Security Analyst in South Florida is $89,754 according to Burning Glass.

• Preparation for Certification Exam

  The curriculum includes preparation for these in-demand industry certifications: CompTIA Network+, Certified Incident Handler (ECIH), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

• Valuable Work Skills for Today's Workplace

  The program’s comprehensive curriculum includes coursework in the importance of ethics in cybersecurity, information security principles and practices, risk assessment and incident response, penetration testing, and hacking methodologies. These technical skills are invaluable for executing security measures to protect an organization from the growing threats of infiltrations and cyberattacks.

• Community and Corporate Partnerships

  The program was built with input from industry experts in the field of cybersecurity. Teaching and learning is strengthened via hands-on training at MDC’s state-of-the-art Cybersecurity Center of the Americas.

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Program Details

Vulnerability assessment is a cybersecurity specialty where professionals defend an organization’s information systems by assessing its security weaknesses. The Certificate of Professional Preparation (CPP) in Vulnerability Assessment is designed for current and pre-professionals interested in working in the field of cybersecurity operations. The program will prepare you to conduct assessments of threats and vulnerabilities and recommend security controls to mitigate risk.

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