{"id":2266,"date":"2018-01-26T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T22:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cs\/?page_id=2266"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:43:30","slug":"cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cs\/computer-information-technology\/cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Cybersecurity header Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Cybersecurity Specialist<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Cybersecurity intro Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity specialists detect, prevent and correct threats to the security of company networks. 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