Cybersecurity educationExecs offered cyber security degree track at NYU-Poly
Polytechnic Institute of New York University says that because defending institutional data against attack depends equally on cyber security experts as well as executives who command management and technical skills, it is introducing a management track to its master’s degree in cyber security; first classes begin this summer
Because defending institutional data against attack depends equally on cyber security experts as well as executives who command management and technical skills, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) says it is introducing a management track to its master’s degree in cyber security. The first classes begin this summer.
“We created the management track in response to calls from industry for highly qualified executives with strong technical knowledge,” said NYU-Poly Computer Science and Engineering professor Nasir Memon. “It will prepare graduates to manage a team of cyber-security personnel as well as a command of the business acumen to secure information in line with company objectives.” Memon, who leads the school’s cyber security program, is an internationally respected expert in information assurance and has been awarded research grants exceeding $15 million.
Tailored for professionals with strong technical backgrounds interested in managing computer security, the management track curriculum comprises three courses worth nine credit hours.
It covers fundamentals of information security management including risk management, legal issues, policy, and operational best practices, as well as business principles driving security decisions.
It integrates state-of the-art information on security technology with insightful management techniques. Industry experts explore how to close vulnerability gaps left by developers, system managers, company personnel, customers and unknown outside forces. Those who complete the program will be capable of assuming positions such as information technology (IT) risk manager, IT security manager, and chief information security officer.
The program is available on NYU-Poly’s Brooklyn campus as well as worldwide from the school’s e-learning unit, NYU-ePoly. The school notes that last November, the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), a prominent association of academic institutions in online higher education, recognized NYU-Poly’s cyber security virtual degree as the nation’s “Outstanding Online Program.” More than half of the students in NYU-Poly’s cyber security master’s degree program are enrolled in its online courses.
