Earning Criteria

• Enrolled in Computer Operating System Security (COSS)
• Completion of course with grade "C" or better.
• 10 hours of Community Outreach and service in Cyber hygiene.
• 95% or better course attendance rate.
• Passing of Comprehensive Exam: Covers all of the cybersecurity topics covered in the course, including security details and concepts of each topic will be covered for Windows, Linux, mobile, networking and web-based applications, which  include the purposes, the implementations, and the applications of computer operating system security.
• Completion of Summative Project : build a Windows and a Linux virtual image with at least two built-in vulnerabilities for each of the seven elements of computer operating system security. The project will include a written description of each vulnerability, how the vulnerability jeopardizes the security of the computer and how the vulnerability can be fixed.
• 10 hours of job shadowing and attendance of 3 or more industry presentations via webinar or in-person.
• NICE Framework Knowledge Units: K0001, K0003, K0004, K0005, K0006, K0007, K0009, K0010, K0013, K0015, K0016, K0019, K0022, K0024, K0030, K0034, K0036, K0038, K0039, K0040, K0044, K0047, K0049, K0050, K0052, K0054, K0055, K0057, K0058, K0060, K0061, K0068, K0071, K0094, K0096, K0104, K0106, K0107, K0108, K0109, K0110, K0113, K0114, K0115, K0116, K0119, K0120, K0129, K0130, K0131, K0132, K0135, K0137, K0138, K0139, K0140, K0147, K0151, K0152, K0157, K0158, K0159, K0161, K0165
• NICE Framework Knowledge Units: K0167, K0174, K0179, K0185, K0189, K0190, K0204, K0205, K0206, K0207, K0208, K0209, K0210, K0211, K0212, K0215, K0221, K0222, K0233, K0234, K0239, K0246, K0254, K0255, K0259, K0260, K0267, K0269, K0270, K0272, K0287, K0288, K0290, K0295, K0300, K0301, K0302, K0308, K0309, K0310, K0314, K0315, K0318, K0332, K0334, K0335, K0338, K0351, K0362, K0373, K0380, K0392, K0393, K0395, K0397, K0408, K0410, K0413, K0416, K0417, K0435, K0436, K0442, K0445
• NICE Framework Knowledge Units: K0453, K0479, K0480, K0481, K0485, K0486, K0487, k0489, K0491, K0524, K0530, K0561, K0603, K0608, K0609, K0610, K0612, K0628, K0629, K0632, K0633
• NICE Framework Skills Units: S0003, S0006, S0010, S0011, S0041, S0042, S0046, S0052, S0058, S0059, S0070, S0072, S0073, S0077, S0088, S0094, S0100, S0101, S0102, S0109, S0120, S0130, S0131, S0136, S0170, S0193, S0195, S0197, S0218, S0264, S0266, S0267, S0268, S0270, S0289, S0296, S0297, S0301, S0302, S0344, S0352, S0358, S0367, S0374