Secure your future with a Master's in Cybersecurity at Mercy University. Gain critical skills to defend networks and data. Apply now!
Information systems and computer networks are under constant attack from hackers, viruses and worms. The Cybersecurity Master of Science degree prepares students with the technical and analytical skills to secure data files, defend computers, shield computer networks and protect critical national electronic infrastructure. Students in the cybersecurity program can pursue careers as: Information system security officer Network security administrator Information security analyst Forensic analyst IT auditor Information system governance officer Information assurance engineer Information assurance analyst Students who graduate with a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity should be able to: List the fundamental concepts of information assurance and cyber defense. Identify the vulnerabilities in network infrastructures, and monitor the attack activities. Describe proactive/reactive protocols, tools and techniques, apply the countermeasures. Produce secure software components and perform software security analysis. Describe cryptographic protocols, tools and techniques and apply crypto algorithms. List applicability of laws and policies and describe the compliances and their impacts.
