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Catalog description:

The cybersecurity capstone requires ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to conduct a semester-long project that provides hands-on practice and assessment of their cybersecurity skills.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Senior Standing, CYB 331, 332, 335, and 435

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

• Address a cybersecurity project via an open-ended problem as part of a team, utilizing cybersecurity engineering tools and methods

1. • Define the problem or system issue, determine requirements to address it.
   • Analyze alternative approaches and design a solution that addresses the issue.
   • Follow the design to implement the solution.
   • Validate and verify that the solution addresses the problem.

• Demonstrate written and oral communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences

1. • Interact with the client to determine appropriate criteria and constraints on the design, and the appropriate solution to satisfy the client's needs.
   • Document and present the design, implementation, and results by the following means: 
     • Prepare and deliver various written technical reports as requested by the client.
     • Prepare and deliver effective professional presentations.

• Function in a team environment successfully.

1. • Document teamwork processes used, and demonstrate ways that they contributed to team progress during the project
   • Use collaboration tools for project management, design, and implementation

• Apply ethics and professionalism, and demonstrate skills in project management

1. • Have the ability to plan, organize, attend, and conduct project meetings with stakeholders
   • Plan and manage a design project, including time management
   • Identify ethical implications/considerations of the project

• Explain the need for, and engage in, continuing professional development.

• Justify which data security protocols, tools, and techniques are appropriate for a given situation.Design solutions for defending against side-channel attacks and attacks on implementation.