- How does your major relate to cybersecurity technology?
- Select four other majors offered by ODU and explain how those majors relate to cybersecurity.
My major is cybersecurity and relates directly to cybersecurity technology. Much of the things that I will learn in cybersecurity can be translated to cybersecurity technology and vis versa. Many majors can be related to cybersecurity, but the ones that I will discuss are computer science, engineering, business, and criminal justice.
Computer science is the closest major out of the four to cybersecurity. This similarity is because some of the things that are done within cybersecurity use computer science. While it is not necessary to learn computer science having this knowledge can help when working with other computer scientists in the cybersecurity field. Most of what happens in the area of cybersecurity are people finding security risks and then reporting it to the computer science people to fix it.
Next is engineering, while it is not directly related to cybersecurity a lot of elements can be taken from engineering and applied to cybersecurity. When looking for security threats, one has to look at not only the digital danger but also the physical threats. Knowing what physical threats are and finding a way to make them more secure is why engineering is related to cybersecurity. Without knowing the engineering elements, a good cybersecurity worker can not grasp how security measures can be improved and made better for the future.
Business is a major that relates to cybersecurity because knowing how a business works can help optimize the security of the company. Understanding how businesses handle money or how they process data are crucial to understanding how best to utilize the security systems to the fullest. Without the knowledge that comes with the business major, then cybersecurity workers will not understand clients' data like bank info and other related data. Understanding how these systems work and how they fit into cybersecurity is why the business major is linked to cybersecurity.
Lastly is Criminal Justice. This major is about understanding law and how it is utilized in the world. This major can be related to cybersecurity because both have to do with the law. Understanding what rules are in the cyber world can help protect against people who might want to break these rules. Adapting the change in law and how they can affect a company or a business is crucial to protect these businesses. Laws are added and removed all the time, and it is up to the cybersecurity groups to figure out what they are and how how to apply them to their system.