Cybersecurity Technology
UMUC was named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security.
About the Cybersecurity Technology Master's Degree:
Coursework in the cybersecurity technology master's degree program features emerging topics and projects that develop the skills and knowledge employers are seeking. It also provides the opportunity to interact with employers through conferences and recruitment and networking events. In your courses, you will also have access to a state-of-the-art technology lab to strengthen your practical understanding of the concepts discussed. Faculty with experience in the field guide your progress throughout your courses.
Through your coursework, you will learn how to:
- Tailor digital strategies to the mission of an organization
- Understand how to balance the use of people, policy, and technology
- Understand how to analyze, think critically, and improve perpetually
- Be a cybersecurity technology leader in the modern world
- Develop a cybersecurity technology strategy for an organization
- Build cybersecurity technology environments and operations
- Develop resilient and highly fault-tolerant technology environments
- Enable organizations to make better business decisions through reliable data analytics and intelligence
- Perform proactive business risk management and solve problems
- Develop strategies for mobile, cloud, and emerging environments such as the Internet of Things
