Cybersecurity

Overview

The Master of Science in Cybersecurity at the National University has a required core and a required specialization, which can be selected from some alternatives. The core is designed to provide a means of supporting the variety of backgrounds (both education and work experience) that those who wish to study this area may bring to the program. The core is also a statement of the knowledge domain that is common to most efforts in this area. The specializations provide for study in particular domains of knowledge within the field – which are also tied to communities of effort within the field.

Program Learning Outcomes 

• Devise a mitigation plan against both external and internal vulnerabilities to enterprise computer infrastructures and sensitive digital assets.

• Analyze and evaluate multiple risk assessment methods and strategies.

• Compare and contrast the legal and ethical aspects of cybersecurity at the Federal, State, and International level.

• Assess and summarize the legal and ethical requirements of a cyber security professional.

• Integrate project management skills to produce a cybersecurity solution.

• Evaluate the results of a security assessment to assess the security status of a network or computer system.

• Conduct in-depth research into a specific CSIA topic, including finding and integrating relevant research results of others.

• Integrate systems-level-infrastructure thinking into CSIA problem identification and resolution, and effectively communicate the solution.