{"id":4314,"date":"2019-04-08T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=4314"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:25:50","slug":"grad-certificate-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/grad-certificate-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Security Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4314\" class=\"elementor elementor-4314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec5a500 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec5a500\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d2b66\" data-id=\"a1d2b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d593233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d593233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyber Security Graduate Certificate<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18873076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18873076\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3431a9a\" data-id=\"3431a9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a4ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a4ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyber Security Certificate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec06d3a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec06d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis-public.courseleaf.com\/graduate\/college-arts-sciences\/cyber-security-certificate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cyber Security Graduate Certificate Curriculum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3f6b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3f6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data breaches, malware infections, and software vulnerabilities are an ongoing part of today\u2019s technology world. It is vital to the function of every online commercial, governmental, and social activity to understand how these attacks take place.<\/p>\n<p>With the USF Cyber Security Graduate Professional Certificate, you will learn the systems, contexts, mentality, and techniques of hackers that implement these types of attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for IT staff, business managers, and others with some background in information technology, but without the skills needed for today\u2019s environment, the coursework in this program will provide the necessary skills and knowledge necessary information system security.<\/p>\n<p>The University of St. Francis\u2019 online Graduate Professional Certificate in Cyber Security will provide you with the advanced analytical security skills you need to succeed in challenging risk management and security positions.<\/p>\n<p>As a private, nonprofit university, USF is designed to help you succeed. The benefits of earning your graduate certificate at USF include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Affordability<\/em>.<\/strong> The certificate has one of the most affordable tuition rates in the Midwest.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Expert instruction<\/em>.<\/strong> Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Convenience<\/em>.<\/strong> Online classes are open 24 hours a day, designed to be convenient for you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea2ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eea2ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c76a64 elementor-widget 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