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Nevada Partners Cybersecurity Career Preparation

Nevada Partners is one Southern Nevada option for building technology and cybersecurity knowledge. This FamilyPD overview summarizes related course content shared for the program; families should confirm the current course order, availability, eligibility, and enrollment details directly with Nevada Partners.

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Explore the Foundation

IT Essentials develops computer, operating-system, networking, troubleshooting, and security foundations that support deeper cybersecurity learning.

🧭 The Big Picture

IT essentials → computer and network forensics → Linux → security preparation. Each course adds knowledge that supports deeper cybersecurity work.

CSEC 114: IT Essentials

Computer and IT foundation

Foundation

What You Explore

PC hardware, operating systems, mobile devices, printers, networking, virtualization, cloud concepts, customer support, security, and troubleshooting.

What You Practice

Installing and configuring components, managing Windows, supporting other operating systems, securing devices, protecting data, and following professional support procedures.

Certification Connection

Builds knowledge connected to CompTIA A+, a common foundation for support, field service, and entry-level IT roles.

CSEC 112: Computer & Network Forensics

Explore computer and network forensics, privacy, encryption, file systems, evidence, Windows, and Unix investigation basics.

Forensics

Core Concepts

Computer and network forensics, online privacy, email and web evidence, encryption, data hiding, hostile code, and the ways digital activity leaves traces.

Investigator Connection

Investigating Windows and Unix systems, examining file systems, recovering or analyzing files, and documenting findings carefully.

Professional Connection

Introduces technical and legal issues related to collecting and analyzing digital evidence. Confirm current prerequisites and college-credit requirements directly with the program.

CSEC 173: Introduction to Linux

Explore the operating system that powers servers, cloud systems, appliances, development platforms, and many security tools.

Linux

Core Concepts

Linux origins, file systems, user commands, utilities, graphical interfaces, editors, manual pages, shells, users, permissions, processes, storage, and services.

Defender Connection

Linux knowledge supports secure administration, log analysis, automation, cloud operations, incident response, and ethical security testing.

Certification Connection

Connects to CompTIA Linux+ and roles involving Linux administration, cloud support, DevOps, security operations, and infrastructure.

CSEC 217: Security & Preparation

Connect technical foundations to security concepts and preparation for the CompTIA Security+ certification.

Cybersecurity

Core Concepts

Threats, vulnerabilities, secure architecture, identity, access control, cryptography, network security, operations, incident response, governance, risk, and resilience.

What It Connects

Security decisions depend on knowing what a system does, how it communicates, where it stores data, who has access, and how to detect abnormal activity.

Certification Connection

Designed to support preparation for CompTIA Security+, a widely recognized entry-level cybersecurity certification.

Skills That Grow Across This Option

The courses build on one another rather than standing alone.

Stackable

Troubleshooting

Observe symptoms, gather evidence, test carefully, document, and verify the result.

Systems Thinking

Understand how hardware, software, identities, files, evidence, networks, and cloud services affect one another.

Security Mindset

Question trust, reduce unnecessary access, protect data, monitor activity, and prepare for recovery.

Professional Evidence

Build experience through labs, simulations, certifications, projects, and a portfolio that shows what you can do.

Continue Exploring

Computer + Linux

Return to the computer anatomy cards, number converter, and Linux storage simulator.

Explore systems

Networks + Security

Review common ports, system hardening, cybersecurity vocabulary, and defense competitions.

Explore networks

People + Investigations

See how OSINT, social engineering, privacy, and credential harvesting connect human behavior to technical security.

Explore OSINT

High-School CTE

See how students can explore cybersecurity through district Career and Technical Education programs.

Explore CTE

References

Nevada Partners. (n.d.). Future of Work: Cybersecurity. https://nevadapartners.org/future-of-work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (2026). CSEC 114: IT Essentials syllabus [Course syllabus].
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (n.d.). Credit-bearing UNLV academic microcredentials: Foundations in information technology. https://www.unlv.edu/academics/microcredentials/for-credit
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (n.d.). Online courses. https://www.unlv.edu/online/courses
Nevada Partners. (n.d.). STEM Center admissions. https://nevadapartners.org/stem-center/admissions