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MS in Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management

Harrisburg University’s Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management program is designed to meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals to protect corporate IT assets, handling day-to-day cybersecurity operations in any organization. Program graduates work across diverse industry sectors in cybersecurity roles such as cybersecurity engineer or architect, cloud security analyst, cloud security engineer or architect, information privacy officer, information security officer or auditor, chief information security officer, or consultant.

Advanced individual course electives and the Capstone Project allow Students to become subject matters experts developing specialized skills areas of cybersecurity.

About The Programme

The student acquires the skills to secure network information, design computer security architecture, and data security engineering as well as obtain leadership skills, understanding of ethics, and compliance knowledge.

Graduates of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management program will be able to:

Examine the many aspects and ramifications of the internet and the wide spectrum of applications;
Differentiate the working elements of computer networks and infrastructures;
Apply the latest advances in internet security to protect the networks for a variety of applications;
Investigate emerging technologies of complex contemporary security measures; and,
Explore common ethical and public policy problems that arise and how technology/law solve them.

Course Details

Core courses - 15 Credits

CYOM 503 Principles of Computer Networking (3 Credits)
CYOM 521 Cybersecurity Architecture and Resiliency (3 Credits)
CYOM 535 Principles of Cloud Security (3 Credits)
CYOM 569 Securing Software and Application Environments (3 Credits)
CYOM 599 Leadership, Ethics, and Compliance in Cybersecurity Industry(3 Credits)

Complete the following experiential courses - 6 Credits

GRAD 695 Research Methodology and Writing (3 Credits)
CYOM 699 Applied Project in Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management (3 Credits)

GRAD 699 Graduate Thesis(3 Credits)
CYOM 661 Principles of Cybersecurity &Cyber Warfare (3 Credits)

Complete the following Concentration:

Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Concentration (15 Credits)

CYOM 662 Ethical Hacking Development Lab (3 Credits)
CYOM 663 Cyber Risk Assessment and Management (3 Credits)
CYOM 683 Special Topics in Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management (3 Credits)