Center of Cybersecurity

Mission

Mission of the Center

• The center will promote education and research in cybersecurity and information assurance at UCM.
• The center will foster sound internal practices for security of computer networks at UCM.
• The center will promote collaboration with companies in the region.
• The center will promote collaboration with local and state government to provide cybersecurity and information assurance solutions.

Units

The Center of Cybersecurity is housed in the College of Health, Science, and Technology. The center operations are managed by the Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity. The center will promote interaction among the following units across the university to work towards the mission of the center.

• Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, College of Health, Science, and Technology
• School of Nursing, College of Health, Science, and Technology
• School of Industrial Science and Technology, College of Health, Science, and Technology
• Office of Technology
• Department of Management, Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies
• Department of Public Services, Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies

Faculty

We have highly qualified and dedicated faculty members who have extensive experiences in research and/or industry. Eight of them received specialized information security training through the SANS Institute. In addition, eight faculty hold highly regarded cybersecurity certificates such as GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN), Certified Web Applications Penetration Tester (GWAPT), Certified Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), Certified Secure Java Developer (GSSP-Java), Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN), Certified Python Coder (GPYC), Certified Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), Security Leadership Certificate (GSLC), Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM), and Cloud Security Automation (GCSA). 

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