Program Offering

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity at Slippery Rock University offers a high-quality and affordable four-year Cybersecurity degree program based on excellence standards laid by NSA/DOD to the students. The program is well structured to create well-rounded, critical thinking security professionals with most advanced cyber skills who are prepared to enter current and future Cybersecurity workforce to meet the increasing demand of industrial and government organizations across the nation.

The Bachelors of Cybersecurity program offered by Slippery Rock University involves two concentrations, titled "Secure Software Development" and "Security Governance". Slippery Rock University’s cybersecurity program with secure software development concentration has been validated by the National Security Agency for a National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program.

The Secure Software Development concentration facilitates and prepares students with all-inclusive knowledge of the advanced practical secure coding practices for software and data applications in Cybersecurity domain. This concentration offers a comprehensive coverage of diverse and interdisciplinary topics, such as, network administration, cryptography, software assurance, secure coding, security tools, security analysis, incident response, security management, automation, data science and data analytics, scripting, malware behavior, and analysis. The graduates of this concentration know how to write robust, secure software and to implement practical and constructive coding strategies that aids in maintaining the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the software and data. 

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