Cybersecurity Support Technician
New Horizons Learning Group · Anaheim, CA
- Cost
- $11,047
- Length
- 260 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Information Security Analysts
Job ads may call this: Systems Analyst · Security Analyst · Network Security Analyst · Information Security Officer
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
- Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
- Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
What this pays in Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $55,736 | $135,090 | $193,609 |
| Across California | $67,919 | $142,449 | $227,186 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $142,449per yearAnaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD: $133,427
- Projected openings
- 13,930Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD: 1,220
- Projected change
- +29.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 43% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.7%
- High school diploma
- 5%
- Started college, no degree
- 14%
- Two-year degree
- 9%
- Four-year degree
- 43%
- Master's degree
- 25%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 3%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
Cybersecurity support technicians detect cyber threats and implementchanges to protect an organization. A Security Operations Center (SOC) team typicallyhas several tiers of cybersecurity professionals who are responsible for monitoring,directing, containing, and remediating IT threats. Cybersecurity professionals may betasked with anything from installing, administering, and troubleshooting securitysolutions to creating security policies and training documents for colleagues. Whileother IT job roles are responsible for specific parts of the overall system, cybersecurityprofessionals must be able to take a step back in order to see the big pictureand keepevery aspect of the system secure from threats. They may progress in their knowledgeand training to become security analysts, cloud security engineers, threat hunters,penetration testers, and compliance managers.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
Anaheim Workforce ConnectionComprehensive center
Phone: 714-765-4350
201 S. Anaheim BoulevardWest Tower Suite 203Anaheim, CA 92805about 2.6 miles away
Hours: Mon. thru Fri 8:00 - 5:00
Has a veterans' representative
Orange County Workforce Solutions Center - BreaComprehensive center
Phone: 866-500-6587
675 Placentia AvenueSuite 330Brea, CA 92821about 4.7 miles away
Hours: Monday- Friday 9am-6pm Saturday 9am-1pm - EDD Hours-Monday -Friday 8am-5pm
Has a veterans' representative
Santa Ana WORK CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 714-565-2600
801 West Civic Center Drive,Suite 200Santa Ana, CA 92701about 6.1 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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