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CYBERSECURITY RICHARD MATOVU, Ph.D., Program Coordinator Cybersecurity is a computing discipline involving technology, people, information and processes to enable assured operations in the face of adversaries. It involves the creation, operation, analysis, and testing of secure computer systems. It is an interdisciplinary course of study, including aspects of law, policy, human factors, ethics, and risk management. Cybersecurity is an important concern for government agencies, defense contractors, e-commerce companies, biotech research firms, and, in fact, any business entities that are concerned with the protection of their information capital. Students are prepared to have knowledge and skills in computer network security principles, human behavior and laws, cyber forensics, and the strategies and planning for securing information capital from cyber-attacks. To understand better how this Cybersecurity program different from the Cyber Engineering program offered at Gannon, these two programs both include content knowledge that address trusted supply chains, hardware and software design, hardware root-of-trust, trusted operating systems, secure data storage, secure communications, network security services, etc. valued by industry. Cyber Engineering is hardware-oriented in the security levels, whereas Cybersecurity is software-oriented. Cyber Engineering and Cybersecurity programs are two separate programs, but our learning environment provides many synergy project experiences between the two programs. Program Educational Objectives Our program integrates the Liberal Studies Core and emphasizes holistic student development according to Gannon University’s mission. The program educational objectives, which leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity, are to produce graduates who: 1. Demonstrate professional ethics and personal values in daily and professional life that exercise informed literary and aesthetic judgments by leveraging diverse cultures and societies 2. Demonstrate teamwork and leadership qualities and/or attainment of leadership roles in a global work environment 3. Demonstrate a passion for life-long learning through engaging in the rapidly changing and emerging areas of technology and/or continued professional development 4. Demonstrate technical competency in applying knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices for their successful career in a rapidly changing professional environment. To achieve these objectives, the Cybersecurity Program maintains a modern curriculum, stateof-the-art laboratories and teaching techniques, a well-qualified faculty, and a strong advising system. The program is designed to adhere to the CAC commissions of ABET. Students will acquire the following skill sets or student outcomes upon their graduation. Student Learning Outcomes The Cybersecurity program has been specifically developed to achieve the following ABET student learning outcomes: 1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions 2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline 3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts
