Gain an in-demand degree in a rapidly growing field. The cybersecurity master’s program at Stevens is designed specifically to train students for careers protecting our complex information infrastructures in government and industry.
The cybersecurity master’s program is designed for security professionals who seek an in-depth understanding of the technical knowledge related to information security as well as an appreciation of the organizational, social, managerial and legal aspects of security and privacy.
Cybersecurity is a high-growth field currently experiencing a demand far greater than the supply of trained professionals available. The White House has reported that in the coming years as many as 30,000 new cybersecurity professionals are needed by the United States government alone.
Stevens is one of the few universities in the country offering a cybersecurity masters program designed and developed in conjunction with the U.S. National Security Agency and our location near Manhattan gives our students ample opportunities to work with fortune 500 companies in cybersecurity.
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Our faculty includes five National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER winners as well as researchers who consult with companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Google, Bell Labs and other top industry labs.
Georgios Portokalidis is an assistant professor and researcher whose interests are in the area of systems and security.
Susanne Wetzel studies cryptography and algorithmic number theory, focusing on wireless security, secret sharing, privacy and biometrics.
Antonio Nicolosi is a cryptography and network security researcher with interest in authentification in distributed systems, network and computer systems…
Supporting the Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research designation by the NSA is the Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance (CASSIA), which fosters multidisciplinary collaboration and acts as a catalyst for research, education and entrepreneurship in information assurance and cybersecurity.
The NSA designation has established Stevens as a major research center in cybersecurity, it and attracts significant funding for research initiatives, capacity-building and instructional program development.