This class requires an online course of our choice to supplement the in class group project work. As I have some experience in cybersecurity due to a Coop, I wanted to learn more in a class setting. As a result I have selected this course:
https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/uwashingtonx-essentials-cybersecurity
The course is titled Essentials of Cybersecurity, and the website lists what I will learn:
- Describe the vast array of roles and sectors within the Cybersecurity industry;
- Explain the relationship between management and technology in cybersecurity protection;
- Identify appropriate types of security controls to the actions of different and evolving threat actors;
- Apply terminology and basic concepts of cybersecurity;
- Assess own knowledge, skill, and abilities toward identifying a career path in cybersecurity.
Software Engineering 