Diploma of Cybersecurity
Duration Time
30 weeks without co-op
54 weeks (480 hours of instruction + 350 hours of co-op)
Available Location
Kelowna Online
Upcoming Start Dates
January 15th , 2024
March 25th, 2024
June 3rd, 2024
Entrance Requirements
Academic IELTS 5.5 score
High school diploma
The Cybersecurity program is designed to students will equip you with the skills and knowledge to enter several different roles including systems security planner, internet systems administrator, computer network manager, systems implementation manager and network administrator.
On graduation, learners will be able to:
– Demonstrate knowledge in remote access methods, organizational documents and policies, and security methods.
– Apply sniffing techniques, and implement cybersecurity resilience.
– Conduct network, cloud and mobile forensics.
– Summarize best practices in cryptography and network security.
– Prepare and conduct pen tests, and complete post pen test tasks.
– Apply cloud management and protection, and understand how to mitigate security risks in the cloud.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this diploma can consider career opportunities under NOC 2175 or 5241 which includes positions such as:
– Informatics Security Analyst
– Systems Security Analyst
– Security Administrator
Co-op Opportunities
The paid co-op work experience portion is an important part of the practical side of this program. This is where the student applies the theoretical lessons learned in our academic classes to the real world. It is designed to give the student experience in a Canadian work setting that supports the learning objectives of their class
Over the course of the academic program, co-op students will take a four-week Job Search course. This course will run in the afternoon and prepare them for the co-op section. It will help students with researching employment opportunities, understanding their own strengths and weaknesses and building a professional image.
Throughout the academic and co-op portions of this program you will receive the support from our Co-Op Coordinator who will work with you to help find a suitable work opportunity and assist you to successfully complete the co-op portion of the program. At the end of the work experience, the student is required to come back to IGK and complete their two-week Capstone portion of this program before graduating.
Courses (80 hours per course)
This course focuses on introducing the concept of cybersecurity. The course covers remote access methods, organizational documents and policies, security methods, disaster recovery, types of attacks and troubleshooting security issues.
This course focuses on introducing the concept of data, asset, and identity protection. Students will explore attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities, governance, risk, compliance, incident reports, biometrics and best practices regarding data, asset and identity protection.
This course focuses on introducing the concept of cryptography and network security. Students explore basic and more advanced concepts of cryptography and network security issues such as Classical Encryption Techniques, Data Encryption Standard, Secure Block Cipher and Stream Cipher Technique, Advanced Encryption Standard, Public Key Cryptosystem, Key Management and Key Distribution, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Authentication Techniques, Digital Signatures, IP and System Security.
This course focuses on introducing the concept of cloud security. Students will explore cloud management and protection, security controls, virtualization services, cloud security integration, cloud contracts and risks in the cloud.
This course focuses on introducing the concept of Cyber Forensics. This course prepares students to become an effective cyber forensics investigator and gain practical, efficient techniques to get the job done. The course explores anti-forensics techniques, detection methods, tools, cloud, mobile forensic techniques, different types of attacks, email scams and investigative reports.
