IT & Cybersecurity

Florida’s burgeoning tech industry offers a plethora of resources for individuals interested in cybersecurity and IT careers. From specialized training programs and certifications to networking events and job fairs, aspiring professionals can access a diverse array of resources tailored to their needs. With the state’s increasing emphasis on cybersecurity and IT infrastructure, coupled with the presence of major tech companies and government agencies, Florida provides a fertile ground for career growth and advancement in these rapidly evolving fields.

Technology and cybersecurity careers are paramount in today’s digital landscape due to their integral roles in safeguarding sensitive information, ensuring privacy, and maintaining the functionality of critical systems. As technology continues to advance and permeate every aspect of society, skilled professionals are essential for developing robust digital infrastructures, defending against cyber threats, and mitigating risks associated with data breaches and cyberattacks.

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IT Media

Dive into our IT Media section for a captivating exploration of technology through the lens of movies and documentaries.

Wargames (movie)

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/

Mr. Robot (series)

Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/

Zero Days (documentary)

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5446858

Snowden (movie)

The NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency’s employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3774114

We Steal the Secrets: The Story of Wiki Leaks (documentary)

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange’s controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1824254/

The Social Media Dilemma (documentary)

Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11464826/ 

Star Trek (series)

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
🎬 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028

Hacking Google (series)

Five elite security teams. Six never-before-told stories. Go behind the scenes with the hacking teams at Google keeping more people safe online than anyone else in the world.
🎬 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL590L5WQmH8dsxxz7ooJAgmijwOz0lh2H

Books

Explore our curated collection of enlightening books, offering deep insights and perspectives on the intersection of technology, media, and culture in our IT Media section.

How Computers Really Work-Matthew Justice

How Computers Really Work is a hands-on guide to the computing ecosystem: everything from circuits to memory and clock signals, machine code, programming languages, operating systems, and the internet.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/How-Cybersecurity-Really-Works-Hands/dp/1718501285/

How Cybersecurity Really Works-Sam Grubb

How Cybersecurity Really Works is an engaging introduction to the field of cybersecurity. You’ll learn how attackers operate, as well as how to defend yourself and organizations against online attacks.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/How-Cybersecurity-Really-Works-Hands/dp/1718501285/

Ghost in the Wires-Kevin Mitnick

Ghost in the Wires is a thrilling true story of intrigue, suspense, and unbelievable escape and a portrait of a visionary whose creativity, skills, and persistence forced the authorities to rethink the way they pursued him, inspiring ripples that brought permanent changes in the way people and companies protect their most sensitive information.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-in-Wires-audiobook/dp/B005HBO3BY/

The Cuckoo’s Egg-Will Damron

Cliff Stoll’s dramatic firsthand account is “a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping” – Smithsonian.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionage/dp/B0845PM1M5/

How to Speak Tech-Vinay Trivedi

Internet hardware, application software, and business process: The working premise of this book is that none of it is beyond the basic understanding of nontechnical business listeners.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/How-to-Speak-Tech-Vinay-Trivedi-audiobook/dp/B00JU4Q67I/

Building Your Own Computer Made Easy-James Bernstein

The goal of this book is to help you choose the parts (components) for your new computer so you can end up with a computer that does what you want it to do.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/Building-Your-Computer-Made-Easy/dp/1791955568/ 

Beginner’s Step-by-Step Coding Course-DK

You’ll learn to think like a programmer by breaking a problem down into parts, before turning those parts into lines of code.
📙 https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Step-by-Step-Coding-Course-ebook/dp/B07Z8SMN42/

Connect With Your Perfect Career

In Person IT Education

Keiser University
  • Information Technology, AS
  • Cloud and Computing Technology, AS
  • Information Technology, BS
  • Artificial Intelligence, BS
  • Cloud Engineering, BS
  • Computer Information Systems, BS
  • Software Engineering, BS
  • Information Technology Management, BS
  • Management Information Systems, BS
  • Cybersecurity, BS
  • Information Security, MS
  • Information Technology Leadership, MS
Daytona State College
  • Web Systems Software Development Certificate
  • Cybersecurity and Cyberforensics Certificate
  • Computer Engineering Technology, AS
  • Computer Information Technology, AS
  • Network Systems Technology, AS
  • Computer Programming and Analysis, AS (Software Engineering Technology)
  • Information Technology, BS

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