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Our fully online master's degree in cybersecurity lets you learn from experts at the University of Nevada, Reno in a flexible program designed to accomodate your needs.
Providing Solutions for Nevada's Cybersecurity Challenge
Protecting cyberspace is a grand challenge that calls not just for technical solutions but requires the skillful blending of business, engineering and sociopolitical expertise.
Programs in the Cybersecurity Center
Education and training
We offer both undergraduate- and graduate-level education programs dedicated to cybersecurity.
Research
Our interdisciplinary faculty tackle cybersecurity through a range of lenses, ranging from the technical to the social.
Cybersecurity conference
Our annual conference brings together industry leaders and cybersecurity experts to focus on shared solutions.
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
University earns designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
The College of Engineering B.S. in computer science with a minor in cybersecurity degree program earns prestigious CAE-CD designation from the NSA and the DHS.
“The designation is a recognition of the program that we have put in place over the years,” Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity Center Nancy LaTourrette said. “It has been a department-wide effort, but it is more than that. It required the support of faculty in eight disciplines across campus, as well as strong support from University administration.”
Opportunities for students in CAE-CD institutions
With a CAE-CD designation, we are able to offer our students exclusive opportunities for career development and education. Check back often for new opportunities.
April 15, 2021, CAE Tech Talk
Authentication – Improving Online Security Hygiene (1:00 – 1:50 pm EST) (login as "Guest" and enter your name)
Presenter: Dr. Sanchari Das, University of Denver
Description: To mitigate password vulnerabilities, Multi-Factor Authentication, comes as a solution. In this presentation, the presenter will detail the user side of privacy and security by following qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods to provide actionable recommendations and effective insights for improving security hygiene of individuals and in turn enable protecting the online user data by exploring mental models and user experience.
Digital Forensics challenges in Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) environments (2:00 – 2:50 pm EST) (login as "Guest" and enter your name)
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Graham, Norfolk State University
Description: In the Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) environments, information is scattered among many connecting devices. These devices contain or produce a wealth of information that is needed by digital forensics analysts, intelligence agents and warfighters as they seek information for criminal prosecution or to obtain the upper hand in combat. In this talk I introduce some of the challenges in this environment and discuss possible solutions.
Our mission
Our mission is to master the challenge of cybersecurity by bringing together cross-disciplinary teams to work in synchrony, examining each problem through disciplinary lenses and seeking solutions that incorporate societal, technical, ethical, political and economic considerations. The Cybersecurity Center will provide educational and research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students that will prepare them to pursue careers in cybersecurity and related fields.
News from the Cybersecurity Center
McQueen teacher’s cybersecurity RET at the University leads to role on national committee
Carolyn Hughes will serve on a national committee to determine cybersecurity education standards, thanks to a University of Nevada, Reno cybersecurity Research Experience for Teachers program
Cybersecurity partnership established with Nevada National Security Site
The College of Engineering’s Cybersecurity Center will provide unique opportunities to University students
University earns designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
The College of Engineering B.S. in computer science with a minor in cybersecurity degree program earns prestigious CAE-CD designation from the NSA and the DHS.
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