Cybersecurity Workforce Training Programs

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Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst (Advanced)

University of Texas at San Antonio

The UTSA CyberSkills2Work program offers training for individuals who want to learn new cybersecurity skills or start a new career in cybersecurity. Program classes are online hybrid courses that include a brief session on cybersecurity careers and 40 hours of instruction for each of the principles of cybersecurity; a boot camp for the Security+ certification exam; digital forensics; a boot camp for project management professional certification exam; and industrial control systems security. The program is available to transitioning military personnel, first responders, military spouses, and veterans. This program is offered at no cost to selected participants.

About this pathway

This pathway is designed to allow entry level students to gain the basic knowledge to pursue forensics oriented, cyber security jobs. This course examines the fundamental data structures, software tools, and forensic analysis techniques commonly used to locate and recover trace evidence of digital crimes. The course focuses on file system forensic analysis of computer hosts. The tools of collecting, examining, and evaluating data in an effort to establish intent, culpability, motive, means, methods, and loss resulting from such crimes will be examined. Most modern IT incidents involve a security breach typically involving malware, which may be designed to allow the attacker to remotely control the compromised system, spread within the organization, steal sensitive data, or spy on the victim. The malware design and analyis course will improve your malware hunting skills by finding and examining key artifacts within the operating system. It will teach ways of investigating various properties of malware to help determine the reason for the attack.

Eligibility

  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

  • Must be a veteran, transitioning service member, first responder, military spouse, or government personnel.

  • Must have at least a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this pathway.

Course schedule

Spring 2026

Start Date: January 21, 2026 End Date: March 4, 2026

Application deadline: January 14, 2026

Pathway courses

Advanced Digital Forensics

Industry certifications included

No industry certifications are offered in this pathway.
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The National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program, CyberSkills2Work, is funded by the National Security Agency National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).