SNHU Launches Full Bachelor’s in Cyber Security Program

If you have something valuable, odds are there is someone else who wants it. That’s as true online as it is anywhere.

“As there’s more financial gain in the cyber world, the cyber threats increase,” said Dr. Anthony Hurd. That’s one of the reasons behind the new bachelor’s in cyber security being offered by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) beginning in September. The four-year, competency-based program will prepare students to take on the tasks of a security analyst by helping them develop the skills required to work as a security analyst immediately after they graduate, said SNHU Associate Dean Jonathan Kamyck.

“We want students to be able to be effectively operating day one after graduation,” he said. “We want to give them all the tools, techniques, methods (and) tradecraft necessary to succeed out of the gate.”

What Is Cyber Security?

Cyber security analysts are charged with protecting their organization’s computer networks and the information stored on those networks. There is a huge array of strategies and tactics that analysts have to develop to thwart hackers intent on stealing or…