Program Overview

Online Information Security Certificate

The Online Information Security Certificate is offered by the Ying Wu College of Computing.

Degree Overview

• Delivery Format: online
• Required Credits: 12

Program Description

The Information Security program focuses on protecting the ever-growing wealth of information placed on the internet to help support a safer online environment. Students in the Information Security Graduate Certificate Program will learn a wide range of leadership and management skills in addition to the following skills:

• Conventional encryption and public key cryptography, and security (Kerberos, Digital Signature Standard, Pretty Good Privacy, SNMPv2)
• Network management and security (SNMP family of standards, OSI systems management)
• Computer security auditing
• Transaction mining and fraud detection
• Wireless networks security and administration

Admissions & Curriculum

• 12 Required Credits

Career Outlook

• Mid-Career Salary, National Average: $112,293
• Mid-Career Salary, NYC Metro Area: $140,900 College Factual ranked NJIT the No. 1 Best Computer Information Systems College Nationally.

Testimonials

• "NJIT offers you the opportunity to find a field you love and dive right in without feeling pigeonholed." - Yousef Abbasi
• "I got the best out of my courses and landed a full-time job after my first year." - Pallavi Moulick
• "NJIT was my dream school." - Hilsson Angeles