Cybersecurity Ontario College Graduate Certificate program

About this programme

In the two-year Cybersecurity Technician diploma program you’ll gain a comprehensive foundation in protecting against digital threats while developing a broad understanding of cloud security, ethical hacking, digital forensics, and incident response. The program curriculum covers core concepts such as networking, scripting and automation, teaching you how to build and secure automated infrastructures with support from different scripting languages. Courses in the ethical hacking stream provide opportunities to identify and assess vulnerabilities through penetration testing. In the forensics stream you’ll focus on analyzing digital evidence to investigate cybercrimes. Finally, the incident response stream prepares you to manage and recover from real-time cyberattacks. This hands-on program culminates in a capstone project in the final semester and equips graduates with the practical skills needed to enter a variety of roles in the cybersecurity field. Mature students, non-secondary school applicants (19 years or older), and home school applicants may also be considered for admission. Eligibility may be met by applicants who have taken equivalent courses, upgrading, completed their GED, and equivalency testing. For complete details refer to: www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/academic-regulations/ Applicants who have taken courses from a recognized and accredited post-secondary institution and/or have relevant life/learning experience may also be considered for admission; refer to the Credit for Prior Learning website for details: www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/credit-t