Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity

Potential Certification: CCST Cybersecurity Certification

If you are an employee of an NIB-associated Nonprofit Agency, your training will be fully covered by NIB — 100% of the cost — once you’re accepted into the course and successfully complete it.

Training a cybersecurity workforce is a national priority, and the demand for cybersecurity professionals is projected to continue to rise significantly.

Cybersecurity Essentials teaches comprehensive cybersecurity concepts and skills at the entry level, from threat mitigation and defense to post-incident forensics. Learners will progress from basic cybersecurity concepts to experiences in assessing vulnerabilities and risks later in the curriculum.  

In this course, learners develop workforce readiness skills and build a foundation for success in cybersecurity-related careers. With video and rich interactive media support, participants learn, apply, and practice cybersecurity knowledge and skills through a series of in-depth, hands-on experiences and simulated activities that reinforce their learning.  This course consists of three domains: Endpoint Security, Network Defense, and Cyber Threat Management.  The three domains align with common knowledge, skills, and abilities required in the cybersecurity workforce at the entry level.

You’ll Learn These Core Skills:

Cybersecurity Essentials is designed for learners who want to start their cybersecurity career journey. Cybersecurity Essentials prepares students to take their first steppingstone toward entry-level or continuing their education toward associate and professional job roles. These course materials assist in developing the skills necessary to do the following, among others:

• Explain how threat actors execute some of the most common types of cyber-attacks.
• Explain network security principles.
• Explain how TCP/IP vulnerabilities enable network attacks.
• Recommend measures to mitigate threats.
• Troubleshoot a wireless network.
• Explain how devices and services are used to enhance network security.
• Evaluate endpoint protection and the impacts of malware.
• Use cybersecurity best practices to improve confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Explain approaches to network security defense.
• Use different types of logs and records to store information regarding hosts and the network.
• Use tools for network security testing.
• Evaluate threat intelligence sources.
• Explain how endpoint vulnerabilities are assessed and managed.
• Select security controls based on risk assessment outcomes.
• Use incident response models and forensic techniques

CCST – Cybersecurity Certification Opportunity:

Participants who successfully complete the program have an opportunity to sit for the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) – Cybersecurity exam. Professionals with a CCST Cybersecurity certification have the industry-recognized credential to take their IT careers into the direction of cybersecurity roles.

Key Components of the NSITE CCST Cybersecurity Program:

Our accessible Cisco Cybersecurity program has been adapted for the different learning styles of individuals who are blind or visually impaired and offers the following: 

• Virtual instructor-led training facilitated by a highly experienced Cisco-certified instructor.  
• • Time Commitment: Maximum six hours a week for 21 weeks; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6-9pm ET.    
• • Completion of labs and assignments every week with an expected time commitment of 4-6 hours per week.   
• Self-paced completion of 27 online Cisco modules and 75 practice activities, quizzes, and 1 final exam.  
• A digital credential after the successful completion of the entire program that serves as independent validation of the achievement.  
• Accessibility – an accessible academy that has been adapted for the learning styles of individuals who are blind or low vision.
• Certificate – Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate in the form of a digital credential that provides independent validation of their achievement.
• Certification – Two opportunities to sit for the CCST – Networking Certification Exam with approved PearsonVue test centers are included in the tuition.
• Work Readiness – Students are invited to participate in workshops and one-on-one consultations that address topics such as resume writing, networking, mock interviews, and workplace etiquette.
• LinkedIn, resume-writing assistance, and interview preparation are provided as part of the training.
• Assistance with job placement at the completion of the program.