Professor
C. Ariel Pinto, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Associate Professor
George Berg, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Unal Tatar, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Benjamin Yankson, Ph.D., University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Assistant Professors
Nour Alhussein, Ph.D., Augusta University
Sheikh Rabiul Islam, Ph.D., Tennessee Tech University
Omer Keskin, Ph.D., Old Dominion University
Phung Lai, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology
Visiting Assistant Professor
Edward Ansong, Ph.D., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Catherine Dumas, Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY
Tim Fake, M.S., University at Albany, SUNY
Fred Hintermister, M.B.A., Cornell University
Administrative Manager
Nicole Shepherd, M.Ed., Merrimack College
Adjuncts (estimated): 25
Teaching Assistants (estimated): 2
Cybersecurity B.S. Requirements
The B.S in Cybersecurity for all students matriculating this fall adds four concentrations: Cyber Defense; Cyber Risk Management and Policy; and a Self-Guided Concentration - at 57 credits each; the Cyber Operations concentration at 71 credits.
The first three programs have a common foundation of 39 credits (grouped as Foundations of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity in Practice, Research, Experiential Learning); a 12 credit concentration for each; 6 credits of electives. The 71 credit Cyber Operations Concentration has the same 39 credit core, 6 credits of electives but includes an 18 credit concentration, and a 7 credit Mathematics requirement.
1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (12 credits):
- C YBR 101 Foundations of Cybersecurity Management and Policy (3)
- C YBR 102 Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 301 Exploring New Horizons in Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 306 Information Systems Security and Assurance (3)
2. Cybersecurity in Practice (18 credits):
- C YBR 108 Programming Essentials for Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 201 Web Technologies Essentials: Security and Design (3)
- C YBR 202 Database Fundamentals and Security Principles (3)
- C YBR 203 Introduction to Systems and Security (3)
- C YBR 204 Introduction to Computer Networks and Security (3)
- C YBR 499W Senior Seminar in Cybersecurity (3)
3. Research (6 credits):
- A MAT 108 Elementary Statistics (3)
- C YBR 200 Navigating Cybersecurity Research: Principles and Techniques (3)
4. Experiential Learning (3 credits):
- C YBR 395 Peer Educator Practicum (3 credits)
- C YBR 398 Field Experience in Cybersecurity (3 credits)
- C YBR 464 Internship for Cybersecurity (Fully Online Students) (3 credits)
- C YBR 465 Senior Capstone Project (3 credits)
- C YBR 466 Independent Research (3 credits)
- C YBR 467 Cybersecurity Community Support (3 credits)
- C YBR 468 Internship for Cybersecurity (3 credits)
5. Concentrations: pick one
Cyber Defense Concentration courses (12 credits):
- C YBR 340 Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (3)
- C YBR 403 Advanced Networking and Security (3)
- C YBR 451 Cyber Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics (3)
- C YBR 455 Prevention and Protection Strategies and Technologies in Cybersecurity (3)
Cyber Risk Management and Policy Concentration courses (12 credits):
- C YBR 436 Information Security Compliance and Audit (3 credits)
- C YBR 449 Cybersecurity: Long Term Planning and Risk Management (3 credits)
- C YBR 453 Information Security and Privacy (3 credits)
- C YBR 469 Cyber Threats and Intelligence (3 credits)
Self-Guided Concentration courses (12 credits):
- Four courses to be determined in consultation with advisor
Cyber Operations Concentration courses (18 credits):
- C YBR 340 Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (3)
- C YBR 351 Data Structures & Systems Programming (3)
- C YBR 352 Operating Systems (3)
- C YBR 443 Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis (3)
- C YBR 444 Wireless Technologies & Security (3)
- C YBR 455 Prevention and Protection Strategies in Cybersecurity (3)
and:
Mathematics (7 credits):
- A MAT 112 Calculus I (4 credits)
- C YBR 350 Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms (3 credits)
6. Electives - 6 credits from the list below or as advised
- C INF 305 Digital Project Management (3)
- C YBR 296 Special Topics in Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 340 Vulnerability Analysis and Penetration Testing (3)
- C YBR 350 Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms (3 credits)
- C YBR 351 Data Structures & Systems Programming (3)
- C YBR 352 Operating Systems (3)
- C YBR 398 Field Experience in Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 403 Advanced Networking and Security (3)
- C YBR 420 Data Analytics and AI in Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 421 Generative AI for Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 422 Trustworthy AI (3)
- C YBR 436 Information Security Compliance and Audit (3)
- C YBR 440 Advanced Penetration Testing (3)
- C YBR 441 Secure Software Development & Analysis (3)
- C YBR 442 Web Application Security (3)
- C YBR 443 Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis (3)
- C YBR 444 Wireless Technologies and Security (3)
- C YBR 445 Principles and Practices of Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 448 Economics of Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 449 Cybersecurity: Long Term Planning and Risk Mgmt (3)
- C YBR 450 Cybersecurity Policy, Law, and Institutions (3)
- C YBR 451 Cyber Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics (3)
- C YBR 453 Information Security and Privacy (3)
- C YBR 454 Human Aspects of Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 455 Prevention and Protection Strategies in Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 456 Cyber Threats and Intelligence (3)
- C YBR 457 Policy, Strategy and War in the Cyber Domain (3)
- C YBR 464 Internship for Cybersecurity (Fully Online Students) (3)
- C YBR 466 Independent Research (3-6)
- C YBR 467 Cybersecurity Community Support (3)
- C YBR 468 Internship for Cybersecurity (3)
- C YBR 496 Advanced Special Topics in Cybersecurity (3)