The Bachelor of Science 网络安全分析和运营 (CYAOP) program prepares students to protect digital information from attack through cyber-defense strategies. 有数学和计算机编程的基础, 学生将准备认识到, 分析, 抵御, 并管理与各种在线信息威胁相关的风险, 数据存储, 和网络.
无论是一个民族国家对关键数据集的黑客攻击, 网络罪犯盗取个人信息, 或者恐怖组织或其他侵略者的网络攻击, students will 分析 security issues from the perspective of human and information systems. They’ll learn to anticipate and identify threats through the mastery of technology, 阐明对利益相关者的潜在影响, 确保网络信息安全.
Penn State and the College of IST are designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency and the Department of 首页land Security. The CAE Program was established to meet the growing need for knowledgeable and skilled cybersecurity professionals within the government and industry.
CYAOP majors can earn a Letter of Recognition as well as a Certificate of Achievement upon completion of certain coursework.
现实世界的技能
The 网络安全 Analytics and Operations major is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for careers as cybersecurity professionals. It educates students on the essential concepts of cyber-defense and the analytical fundamentals of cybersecurity, with a focus on the analytical and risk management underpinnings and associated cyber-defense techniques and strategies for ensuring the safety of online information stored in large and heterogeneous networks that are embedded within and across the complex socio-technical infrastructures that are pervasive in today's business, 政府和军事组织.
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess and respond to modern information security threats, using approaches that are grounded in a holistic understanding of adversarial strategies and effective responses. 更具体地说, it will offer an in-depth and domain-independent approach to the development of skills in cyber defense technologies, tools and processes; cybersecurity analytics and visualization; and cybersecurity risk analysis and management.
在高级顶点课程中,学生在团队中进行协作. Each team is given a significant real-world problem or issue in which information technology is part of the solution. Teams will be expected to manage the project effectively and to communicate its results clearly to a variety of audiences within an organization.
The major draws from concepts and skills associated with a number of disciplines, 包括信息科学, 管理科学, 统计与数据科学, 人类行为, 和法律/政策. Graduates will be prepared to join the rapidly growing cybersecurity workforce deployed across organizations of diverse sizes and missions.
专业或学术方向
Students completing the CYAOP degree must take twelve credits within a specialized application focus area, 至少有两门课程达到400级水平. Students will be encouraged to take introductory courses that fill enforced prerequisites in the specialization while also meeting General Education knowledge domain requirements. The student must take all twelve credits in a single application focus area. 学生不得混搭.
- 应用程序开发
- 地缘政治
- 法律及政策
- 经济学
- 医疗保健
- 自定义
实习机会
All CYAOP students are required to complete an internship in a CYAOP-related field. 实习可以是兼职或全职,有薪或无薪. Internships enable students to apply what was learned in the classroom to a dynamic, 实际技术情况. Internships enable students to apply what was learned in the classroom to a dynamic, 实际技术情况. 获得实习学分, students complete the 1-credit IST 495 course and must complete at least 300 hours of supervised employment.
研究的机会
CYAOP students have the opportunity to conduct research with faculty members. Working one-on-one with a faculty member or as part of a supervised research team, 学生研究与他们的学术兴趣相关的重要问题. Students gain valuable experience to include on their resumes or graduate school applications, 建立专业联系, and have even earned co-authorship on scholarly publications and conference presentations.
双专业
Students can pair the following programs with this degree program for a double major:
未成年人
学生可以将以下未成年人与本学位课程配对:
毕业后
CYAOP graduates are in high demand by top companies and government agencies. Their technical expertise combined with interpersonal skills and business savvy means they have the versatility employers want. Many jobs in the security sector have higher than average growth and salary rates, 工作灵活,工作满意度高.
CYAOP毕业生可以从事以下职位:
- 信息安全分析师
- 人工智能工程师
- 云数据工程师
- IT顾问和项目经理
- 安全运营中心分析师
- 系统工程师
- IT系统分析师
Although CYAOP graduates do not need additional education to begin their careers, our graduates may decide to continue their education in graduate programs that further enhance their knowledge and skills. Some programs that students have continued their study in include Information Systems, 网络安全, 业务, 和管理.
毕业生还可以获得以下技术认证:
- 微软
- 亚马逊
- 前年
- 思科
- CISSP