Cyber crime will cost the world trillions of dollars in the coming years, making it more lucrative than many other illegal activities combined. The online MS in Cybersecurity equips students with the most advanced prevention, detection and recovery methods necessary to defend against cyber attacks, making our graduates indispensable in virtually every industry.
Cybercrime tactics have grown increasingly sophisticated in recent years, leaving banks, law firms, health care organizations and all manner of companies vulnerable to attack. Quinnipiac’s MS in Cybersecurity is a unique technical program designed for students with either formal computer science training or on-the-job training who are interested in learning the skills necessary to counter these threats and safeguard our corporate, financial and personal data. We provide onramp courses, if needed, to fill in technical background skills.
All courses within this 30-credit program are delivered online and are continually updated to stay current with evolving threats. Our curriculum is closely aligned with the key knowledge units established by the NSA and Department of Homeland Security to create a more cyber-secure nation and includes topics like cloud security, identity and access management, IoT security and data security as well as network and OS security.
The projected growth rate for information security analysts is 32% with the addition of 35,500 jobs from 2018-2028. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020)
The global shortage of cybersecurity professionals at the end of 2021 is 2.7 million. Companies around the world are looking to fill these highly sought out positions. (ISC2)
Professionals holding a Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree earn an average annual salary of $91,000 (Payscale 2020).
The Center for Cybersecurity actively researches cybersecurity trends and provides students with valuable insight into current industry challenges and demands. The Center for Cybersecurity hosts frequent interviews with industry experts and thought leaders to prepare our students to excel in the high-stakes world of cybersecurity.
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Under the direction of program director Fred Scholl, the Center for Cybersecurity is home to specialized badge courses designed for working professionals who aren't ready to pursue a full master's degree in cybersecurity. The newest badge courses for Cybersecurity in Healthcare focus on managing and protecting sensitive data within hospitals and health systems.
Current students, employee partners and non-degree-seeking students are all welcome to enroll in badge courses. Each credit earned from completing a badge course will stack upwards towards the full MS in Cybersecurity should students decide to enroll at a later date.
After Andre A. Abbott '08, MS '20 graduated from Quinnipiac with a BS in Information Technology, he gained experience in a few firms; however, one question kept reverberating in his mind: how is all of this information secured?
Information security is at the forefront of his profession—and as Abbott grew within his field, his curiosity began to heighten. He learned that a master’s degree could open more opportunities to fulfill his career goals, and soon he returned to Quinnipiac to earn his MS in Cybersecurity.
“Although I do not have a security role at my current company, as I was going through the program, I was able to use what I learned in the classes and propose new concepts at work. I began to have conversations with managers about security and how the theories I learned at Quinnipiac apply to my current role. I wanted to position myself as a reliable and loyal employee looking to help the company secure their data.”
Abbott summarized, “Security can’t be an afterthought. It has to be baked into the plan.”
Throughout the program, Abbott gained the knowledge and confidence he needed to have insightful conversations with decision-makers in his company. He felt that the program is structured to continually build on a skill set exposing students to the many opportunities the cybersecurity field offers.
The increased demand to protect organizational data is unprecedented, opening up the cybersecurity job market across all industries.
ISACA, a global association that provides working professionals with knowledge, credentials and training in audit, governance, risk, privacy and cybersecurity, recently released their State of Cybersecurity report for 2022. The report identifies the top five skills for security professionals — skills that students within the MS in Cybersecurity program master across their coursework.
Cloud Computing - CYB 680, CYB 681, CYB 682
Data Protection - CYB 524, CYB 526, CYB 670
Identity and Access Management - CYB 665, CYB 667, CYB 669
Incident Response - CYB 683, CYB 684, CYB 685
DevSecOps - CYB 663
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