Cybersecurity Risk Management, MS
Master Of Science
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting information, systems, networks, and programs from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. Along with the convenience of today's digital world comes vulnerability. Institutions in every industry need employees at every level who understand the technical, legal, and business aspects of cybersecurity risk management.
Despite the demand, 40,000 information security analyst jobs go unfilled. The cybersecurity data tool CyberSeek states that employers annually struggle to fill another 200,000 jobs related to cybersecurity. The nonprofit security advocacy group Information Systems Audit and Control Association predicts a global shortage of two million cybersecurity professionals by 2019.
The IU Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk Management teaches you to identify and mitigate a range of cybersecurity threats in your chosen career. This holistic program will prepare you to protect privacy and intellectual property, promote information and systems security, and address cyber threats to national and international security. You take courses from three of IU's top-ranked schools.
Tailor your degree to your professional interests by choosing a concentration:
- Technology (Offered through the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering)
- Artificial Intelligence (Offered through the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering)
- Business (Offered through the Kelley School of Business)
- Law (Offered through the Maurer School of Law)
Your IU Online MS in Cybersecurity Risk Management prepares you for such careers as:
- Cybersecurity specialist
- Security management specialist
- Information security analyst
- Computer and information systems manager
- Security engineer
- Vulnerability assessor
- Security software developer
- Privacy specialist
- Performance analyst
- IT specialist
Degree Requirements
To graduate with the MS in Cybersecurity Risk Management, you must complete 30 credit hours.
Requirements are broken down as follows:
- Technical cybersecurity courses (minimum 6 credit hours)
- Information technology risk management courses (minimum 6 credit hours)
- Cybersecurity law and policy courses (minimum 6 credit hours)
- Cybersecurity risk management capstone course (3 credit hours)
- The remaining 9 credit hours will come from courses you select based on your interests.