The objective of the Information Technology Security concentration is to provide students with the general and technical knowledge and skills to understand the relationship between information security and advancing information systems technology, and with a theoretical understanding of the science and methodologies for ensuring the secrecy and integrity of data, as well as the availability and legitimate use of data and information systems.

This program emphasizes understanding and demonstrated skills of the following concepts related to IT security: security policies, intrusion detection systems, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), and network security basics; basics of cryptography, biometrics, and file encryption; hardware and software designed to secure information network systems; and legal aspects of IT security. The courses include tasks that will enhance the students’ ability to interpret data and information from various sources and create reports based upon this information.

Students will focus on the technical and management aspects of information security, examining ways to provide secure information processing systems by investigating distributed secure system architectures, network and distributed systems security, cryptography and security protocols.

Job Related Opportunities:

• Systems Security Professional
• IT Security Analyst
• Information Security Specialist
• IT Security Architect
• IT Security Manager
• IT Security Risk Manager
• IT Consultant