Chemeketa Center for Cybersecurity

This degree focuses on cybersecurity and safety, computer forensics, ethical hacking, and routing and switching of networks. To develop the foundational skills in computing, you will take courses in digital literacy, programming, web design, operating systems, hardware, and networks. In your second year you will learn about server management, database management, data security, computer forensics, ethical hacking, routing and switching of networks, network systems management, security+, and computer architecture. You will also have the opportunity to complete cooperative work experience to gain experience that may help lead to a career path.

Cybersecurity AAS Degree Plan (PDF)

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Chemeketa Resources

•  Chemeketa Information Technology Cybersecurity Awareness
•  Non-credit community education through Ed2Go

Cybersecurity sites

•  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
•  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
•  Cybersecurity Employment Heat Map
•  Social Engineering (especially the Framework tab):
•  BitPipe Resources
  
•  Default Passwords
•  Northwest Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory

Publications and Subscriptions

•  Network World
•  TechRepublic
•  CompTIA
•  TechTarget

Downloads

•  Kali - Linux Distribution for Penetration Testing
•  Ubuntu - Linux Distribution
•  AVG antivirus software
•  Trend Micro antivirus software

Mandy Reininger
Instructor/Program Chair, Computer Information Systems
Salem Bldg. 1, Rm. 237
503.365.4822
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Mandy Reininger has 25 years of teaching computer information systems at the collegiate level. She is active college wide as a member of several committees including the Quality Online Instruction group and the Instructional Technology Advisory Group (iTAG). She is a member of the Oregon Council of Computing Chairs. She co-authored Digital Literacy through Chemeketa Press, the textbook currently is used for the CIS120 Digital Literacy course.

• MS Information Systems Management, DeVry University
• BA Communication, State University of New York Geneseo

• MTA: Security Fundamentals (Microsoft)

•  Cybersecurity Professional development - 109 hrs (FEMA)
•  Database Design and Programming with SQL (Oracle Academy)
•  Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop I ED 2 LVC (Oracle University)
•  Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop II ED 2 LVC (Oracle University)

Jonathan Hiatt
Instructor, Computer Information Systems
Salem Bldg. 1, Rm. 264
503.399.6091
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Jonathan Hiatt is a full-time educator and has over 21 years of experience as an application developer working in both the public and private sector for organizations such as the State of Oregon, SAIF Corporation, and Bi-Mart Corporation and can offer “real-world” insight and first-hand knowledge of the industry.

• MS Computer Science, Colorado State University
• BS Business Information Systems, Linfield College

Don Kraus
Instructor, Program Chair, Computer Information Systems
Salem Bldg. 1, Rm. 236
503.589.7686
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Don Kraus has 26 years of experience teaching Computer Information Systems courses at the collegiate level. His main interests in teaching are web-based software development, programming, and operating systems.

• MSE Information Technology, Western Oregon University
• BS Computer Science, Western Oregon University
• BS Business, Western Oregon University

• Certified Internet Web Instructor (CIW)
• Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist (CIW)
• E-Commerce Specialist (CIW)
• Web Design Professional (CIW)

• Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents (FEMA)
• Cybersecurity for everyone (FEMA)
• Google Cloud Infrastructure (Google)

Andrew Scholer
Instructor/Program Chair, Computer Science
Salem Bldg. 3, Rm. 255L
503.589.7649
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Andrew Scholer has been the Computer Science program chair at Chemeketa Community College for 9 years. He has taught computer science for 21 years in both high school and college. In addition to teaching, he has developed software platforms for web-based interactive student practice of computer science and programming topics.

• MS Computer Science, University of Southern California
• BS Cognitive Science with a specialization in computing, University of California, Los Angeles