MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Penn State Harrisburg will offer a new bachelor of science degree in cybersecurity analytics and operations beginning fall 2020. The new major is an interdisciplinary program that will help prepare students for careers as cybersecurity professionals.
The curriculum builds on a foundation of mathematics and computer programming to prepare students to recognize, analyze, defend against, and manage cyber risks. The program will emphasize cyberdefense technologies, cybersecurity analytics and visualization, and risk analysis and management.
“The topic of cybersecurity has moved from the back office of companies’ IT departments to the board room. Two of the primary responsibilities of a board are strategy and risk management. In today’s world, it is impossible to have these conversations without a discussion of technology and cybersecurity,” said Penn State Harrisburg alumnus Rick Barger, retired CFO at Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries.
According to the 2019 EY CEO Imperative Study, chief executive officers, board directors, and institutional investors from the world’s largest organizations ranked national and corporate cybersecurity as the greatest…
