How does your major relate to cybersecurity technology?
My current major at Old Dominion University (ODU) is Cybersecurity B.S. I am on my final semester for my degree. I have taken an array of courses that will prepare me for my career in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary subject, meaning cybersecurity depends on a wide variety of fields. For example, and not limited to computer science, computer engineering, engineering management, information technology, decision science, information assurance, wireless networking, criminal justice, philosophy, and psychology. According to the ODU website Center for Cybersecurity Education & Research, the major cybersecurity objectives are to:
- Promote awareness about cybersecurity, cyber forensics, cyber-crime, and cyber operations using an interdisciplinary lens;
- Coordinate interdisciplinary academic programming related to cybersecurity;
- Expand and enhance the cybersecurity workforce through focused educational programs for a diverse group of learners;
- Facilitate a collaborative approach for responding to cybersecurity issues;
- Facilitate collaboration with industry, business and military partners on research targeting resilience and infrastructure;
- Serve as a clearinghouse for cybersecurity academic programming, research, and training;
- Facilitate the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from across the university to address real-world problems through innovative and cutting-edge research.
The article “Defining Cybersecurity” defines cybersecurity as an “organization and collection of resources, processes, and structures used to protect cyberspace and cyberspace-enabled systems from occurrences that misalign de jure from de facto property rights” (Craigen 1). There have been many definitions of cybersecurity, and this is due to the multifaceted nature of the subject. The difficulty of settling on a definition has more significant implications on education, research, policymaking, and overall public knowledge. The cybersecurity major at ODU has exposed me to many different facets of cybersecurity, and I am confident that I will succeed in the field, whichever of the many paths I choose to take in cybersecurity.
Works Cited
Center for Cybersecurity Education & Research, Old Dominion University. https://www.odu.edu/ccser. Accessed 18 January 2020.
Craigen, Dan, et al. “Defining Cybersecurity.” Technology Innovation Management Review, vol. 4, no. 10, 2014, pp. 13–21.