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Cybersecurity

  1. Academics
  2. Our Programs
  3. Cybersecurity

About This Program

Utica University’s nationally recognized cybersecurity program equips students with skills they need to be on the forefront of the information intelligence industry.

Why Utica University

With the demand for cybersecurity experts higher than ever and growing, a degree from Utica University, a national leader in cyber education, will give you the edge today’s employers want. The BS Cybersecurity program is available both online and on campus.

Experience Matters

Students in the Cybersecurity program at Utica University learn from an accomplished faculty pool that brings with them a wealth of real-world knowledge. Our instructors know that the best way to learn is by doing, and bring to the classroom the very expertise they use every day in at companies such as:

  • Department of Defense Cyber Crimes Center
  • Mules Technologies
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Ernst & Young
  • Dragos, Inc.
  • AIS
  • Cyber Directorate Operations for NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Services)
  • Alste Technologies

 

Related Programs

  • Cybersecurity M.S. (online)
  • Cybersecurity B.S. (online)

Contact Information

Office of Admissions

(315) 792-3006
admiss@utica.edu

General Information

Track

  • Major

Degree

  • B.S.

Location

  • Utica Campus
Utica Excellence, Utica Value

Cybersecurity at Utica

I had several job offers. The company I work with is one of the biggest consulting firms in the nation.

Kyle Carr '16 Cybersecurity

Career Opportunities

Utica’s cybersecurity alumni have gone on to successful careers in:
    • Corporate and Industrial Security
    • Law Enforcement
    • Government Intelligence Services
    • Homeland Security
    • and More!
Cybersecurity National Recognition Seals

National Designations For Excellence

Proud to be designated a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency & Department of Homeland Security and a National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence by the Defense Cyber Crime Center.
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Choices

Students choose from specializations in three key areas of cybersecurity: Cyber Operations, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, and Cybercrime and Fraud Investigation.

What You'll Learn

Year 1

  • CRJ 101 - Seminar in Justice Studies (1)
  • CRJ 103 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
  • PHI 107 - Ethics (3)
  • MAT 147 - Mathematics for Cyber Security (3)

Year 2

  • CSC 207 - Linux for Security and Forensics (3)
  • CYB 205 - Software Foundations for Cybersecurity (3)
  • CYB 228 - Cyber Technology for Criminal Justice (3)
  • SOC 274 - Criminology (3)

Year 3

  • CYB 333 - Information Security (3)
  • CYB 362 - Information System Threats, Attacks, and Defense (3)
  • CRJ 335 - Cybercrime Law and Investigations (3)
  • GOV 341 - Jurisprudence of the Criminal Law (3)

Year 4

  • CRJ 461 - Proseminar in Justice Studies (3)
  • CRJ 470 - Criminal Justice - Internship (6 to 15)
  • CRJ 475 - Senior Project (3)

The cybersecurity program integrates learning in criminology, criminal justice, economic crime, and computer science. Utica’s award-winning faculty brings a broad range of real-world experience to the classroom—and beyond. With their guidance, students learn how to communicate, work in teams, and solve problems leading cybersecurity experts face every day.

The program offers three specializations:

  • Cyber Operations - Learn defensive and offensive tactics, techniques and procedures. Focus on computer programming, as well as operating systems, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
  • Network Forensics and Intrusion Investigation - Combines elements of computer science with computer forensics and vulnerability assessment. Learn to investigate cyber related incidents in a computer network environment.
  • Cybercrime and Fraud Investigation - Learn the latest techniques used to accumulate data and evidence in prosecuting cybercrimes, such as credit card fraud, intellectual property theft, pedophilia, terrorism, hacking, and more.
Full Cybersecurity Curriculum and Learning Objectives
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Cybersecurity Faculty

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Leslie Corbo, D.Sc.
  • Director, B.S. Cybersecurity Programs
  • Associate Professor, Cybersecurity
Abdulbast Abushgra
Abdulbast A. Abushgra, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity
Austen "Jack" Givens
Austen D. Givens, Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
First Day
Maxim Gorbachevsky, M.S.
  • Professor of Practice-Cybersecurity
Ismael Morales
Ismael Morales, M.S.
  • Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity
David J. Smith, A.M.
  • Adjunct Lecturer of CyberSecurity

A Degree That Works

Utica’s cybersecurity alumni have gone on to successful careers in corporate and industrial security, law enforcement, government intelligence services, homeland security, and more.

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Cybersecurity: Jared DeCrostaPlay Video

Intensive Learning: Jared DeCrosta

An intensive learning experience featuring Cybersecurity major Jared DeCrosta, who works in Utica University's Northeast Cyber Forensics Center.

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Student Voices: Kyle Carr '16

A conversation with Kyle Carr, a cybersecurity major with a minor in computer science, about studying computer forensics, participating in the Central New York Hackathon, and being a part of the Utica University community.

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Cybersecurity Club

The Utica University Cybersecurity Club is a community that gathers around cybersecurity related events, projects and competitions. In addition they train for and compete in intercollegiate cybersecurity competitions, attend conferences, and develop cyber professionals through education and mentorship.

Learn More

Cybersecurity at Utica University

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In the News

Utica University Racks Up Rankings

Utica University has recently been ranked at number 7 in Online Schools Guide’s 10 Top Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity Programs. This...
Leslie Corbo and Andrew Carr, along with Stephanie Nesbitt, Dean of Business and Justice and Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, brainstorm ways to improve coursework for students.
Faculty

Moving Target: Utica’s cybersecurity programs are keeping pace with a rapidly changing industry

When Andrew Carr arrived at Utica University as a student almost twenty years ago, the 9/11 terror attacks were still...
Leslie Corbo stands outside on campus, smiling.
Faculty

Utica University’s Corbo Awarded Karl Zimpel '75 Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity

The Karl Zimpel '75 Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity has been awarded to Leslie Corbo, associate professor of cybersecurity and director...
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