The significant increase in the threats to our computer systems has created a huge demand for professionals with cybersecurity degrees over the last decade. Even though the expertise in information security has been around for a long time, there are estimated 30, 000 cybersecurity related jobs coming to the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area as DC is specially in need of government IT security specialists according to the University of Maryland University College. This demand has urged many to begin careers in cybersecurity and infosec. Hence the question, what is the best way to prepare for a career in this field?
The other day we put out a quick post on the new 22 NSA Centers for Academic Education (CAE) in Information Assurance. We whittled down all of those schools to just the four in our area and also considered local schools that were already on the list. Many of the schools on the CAE list may offer classes or research in information assurance but lack full cybersecurity programs. Here we attempt to identify those that include formal programs you could apply for.
There are also many programs that offer general degrees with a concentration in infosec but we didn’t include those here. So you may want to check out local schools like George Washington and Georgetown to explore other options.
University of Maryland University College, MD
BS in Cyberseurity: The curriculum focuses on the techniques, policies, operational procedures, and technologies that secure and defend the availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation of information and information systems, in local as well as more broadly based domains. It is designed for the following career paths: information systems security professionals, senior system managers, and system administrators. (read more)
MS in Cybersecurity: This program is designed for mid-career professionals who wish to help meet the challenges posed by increasing cyber-threats. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the curriculum provides students with a broad analytical framework for evaluating and solving cybersecurity problems.It is designed for the following career paths: Chief security officer, cybersecurity manager or administrator, cybersecurity architect, cybersecurity operations analyst, cybersecurity engineer, secure software assurance engineer, cyber operations planner. (read more)
MS in Cybersecurity Policy: This program is similar to the cybersecurity program but with three alternate classes. The program is designed to provide students with an elaborate analytical framework for evaluating and solving cybersecurity related problems. (read more)
Graduate Certificate in Foundations of Cybersecurity: This certificate examines strategies for enterprise-level responses to cybersecurity threats. Students learn to assess measures to prevent anticipated cyber intrusions, employ experiences from past cyber intrusions to mitigate future cyber threats, and formulate and implement enterprise-level policies to successfully prevent and detect cyber intrusions. The role of government regulation in cybersecurity is explored, as are legal concepts such as privacy, intellectual property, and civil liberties. (read more)
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Policy: The graduate certificate in Cybersecurity Policy examines strategies for societal responses to cybersecurity threats at enterprise and national levels. Students learn to assess organizational controls that can detect cyber intrusions as quickly as possible and to respond to cyber intrusions to restore the operations of an organization. The roles of government, inter-organizational alliances, and international cooperatives are explored, as are legal concepts such as privacy, intellectual property, and civil liberties. (read more)
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Technology: This graduate certificate provides students with the skills to analyze cybersecurity issues from a variety of perspectives, lead teams of cybersecurity professionals, and make strategic decisions to protect entities from cyber threats. The focus is on coherent solutions, including the effectiveness of integrated and coordinated security measures as well as multilevel and multiaspect controls. (read more)
George Mason University, VA
GMU offers several graduate level options for helping fill the need for information security and
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Graduate programmes a a good idea, however further training will be required regularly since hackers are always coming up with new threats.
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On Twitter @managerjosh mentioned the following:
@grecs while not formal, it’s a track over at Cal-Poly Pomona’s Computer Information Systems Program. http://cba.csupomona.edu/cis/
Thanks!
Also @wadew tweeted the following:
@grecs NVCC has 2 year programs in infosec. I’d pick them over the pricey 4 year ones any day.