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# Online Education Degrees in Cybersecurity

Guide to Cybersecurity Graduate Programs

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- [Can COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Work Without Opening the Door to Major Security Vulnerabilities and Privacy Concerns?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2020/06/can-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps-work-without-opening-the-door-to-major-security-vulnerabilities-and-privacy-concerns/) - Several months in to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s starting to look like there are a few different formulas for beating the disease. Countries like Taiwan and Japan used their previous experience and cultural cohesion to flatten the curve without resorting to lockdowns or wide-scale testing; New Zealand went into lockdown early and closed the borders
- [Has the Recent NSA Compromise Sent Exploits and Hacking Tools Down the Rabbit Hole?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/has-the-recent-nsa-compromise-sent-exploits-and-hacking-tools-down-the-rabbit-hole/) - The data started trickling out onto the internet in the summer of 2016 and, at first, no one knew quite what to make of it. A Twitter account, which largely went unnoticed, tweeted out links to anonymous public repositories that contained references and instructions for obtaining access to an encrypted file purportedly containing information about
- [Top 5 Social Engineering Attacks of All Time](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/top-5-social-engineering-attacks-of-all-time/) - We all know by now that the most vulnerable aspect of any organization isn’t usually a weak point in the hardware or software components of an information system. It’s in the wetware, the human minds of the users of the system. Social engineering defense definitely isn’t the sexiest aspect of network and information security, but
- [Top Ten Tools For Cybersecurity Pros (and Black Hat Hackers)](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/top-ten-tools-for-cybersecurity-pros-and-black-hat-hackers/) - There is a lot of information security work that happens primarily in the brain, outthinking your opponent and designing conceptually safe and reliable systems. In fact, you might argue that a cybersecurity pro’s most valuable tools are in his head: confidence, intellect, knowledge. But there is a lot of action where the electrons hit the
- [Is Penetration Testing a Complete Waste of Time?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2018/01/is-penetration-testing-a-complete-waste-of-time/) - Let’s face it, hacking is fun. For a lot of cybersecurity professionals as well as black hat hackers, it’s a kind of game, one that pits intellect and skill against unknown adversaries. So for many people who get into cybersecurity, getting a license to hack as a penetration tester is a dream job. You get
- [That Internet-Enabled Device Under the Tree is an Open Door for Cybercriminals](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/12/that-internet-enabled-device-under-the-tree-is-an-open-door-for-cybercriminals/) - The baby started to fear the dark when he was three. It wasn’t an unusual fear or an unusual age for night terrors, so at first his parents went through the usual motions. Don’t be afraid. There’s nothing out there, it’s the same room as it is in the daytime. It’s the chair, the dresser,
- [How The 80’s Classic War Games Inspired a Generation of Hackers and Cybersecurity Pros](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2018/05/how-the-80s-classic-war-games-inspired-a-generation-of-hackers-and-cybersecurity-pros/) - Almost everyone who works in the information security industry today has seen it. Many of you were inspired to get into the field by one seminal Hollywood film: the 1983 smash hit “War Games.” No lesser personage than “The Dark Tangent,” Jeff Moss himself cites it as one of the things that motivated him to
- [DEF CON is Not a Conference for the Faint of Heart](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2018/02/def-con-is-not-a-conference-for-the-faint-of-heart/) - Early on the morning of July 16, 2001 Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov left his Las Vegas hotel room with nothing more pressing on his mind than getting a bite to eat before his flight back to Moscow. Instead, he walked into the waiting handcuffs of a team of FBI agents sent to arrest him for
- [Amazon Web Services Creates a New “Secret Region” for the Feds](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/12/amazon-web-services-creates-a-new-secret-region-for-the-feds/) - Amazon announced a major expansion of its Amazon Web Services offerings in late November 2017 with the creation of the new Secret Region for secure cloud services and storage for government agencies. The Secret Region will join the 14 public AWS regions and at least 2 existing government-specific regions as an option for secure cloud
- [An Honest Look at Gender Disparity in the STEM Fields](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/12/an-honest-look-at-gender-disparity-in-the-stem-fields/) - A 2017 study found that women in cyber security accounted for 14 percent of the sector’s workforce in North America, and 11 percent globally; and those numbers haven’t changed since 2013 (Global Information Security Workforce Study). According to the US Department of Labor (2016) there are 20,000 women and 65,000 men working as information security
- [Top Ten Hacks of All Time](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/top-ten-hacks-of-all-time/) - It’s axiomatic in cybersecurity that the biggest hacks are the ones you haven’t heard about… yet. For both hackers and the organizations that end up compromised, there are powerful incentives not to publicize major security breaches. Hackers don’t want to tip their hand when they have a successful technique in play, and don’t want to
- [Top 5 Most Dangerous Hackers of All Time](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/top-5-most-dangerous-hackers-of-all-time/) - Once upon a time, the most notorious hackers out there were individual actors, and if you didn’t know their true name, at least you had some clever handle that made it easy to identify them when they wanted to take credit for something. A hacker calling themselves Solo or the Iceman is an adversary your
- [Top 5 Most Technically Advanced Hacking Attacks of All Time](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/top-5-most-technically-advanced-hacking-attacks-of-all-time/) - Cyberattacks have become ubiquitous as the internet has expanded to touch almost every aspect of commerce and human interaction. Like any sort of crime, cybercrime goes where the victims are. It seems we’re fast becoming desensitized to the bigger implications of major cyber attacks amid the endless litany of reports of people and corporations getting
- [WPA2 KRACK Attack Exposes Deficiencies in IEEE Standards Processes](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/11/wpa2-krack-attack-exposes-deficiencies-in-ieee-standards-processes/) - Just when you thought it was safe to use wifi again, here we go with another vulnerability in the most popular wifi encryption scheme in use today, WPA2. If you’ve been in the cybersecurity field for a while, you already know the reason there is a number 2 after WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is that
- [Equifax Breach: A Monumental Failure To Patch Known Vulnerabilities](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/10/equifax-breach-a-monumental-failure-to-patch-known-vulnerabilities/) - Hardly anyone in the cybersecurity field didn’t see this coming. When credit reporting giant Equifax announced on September 7, 2017 that hackers had penetrated their systems and stolen records containing social security numbers, names, addresses, and other private financial data from more than 143 million Americans, it was a big enough story to make the
- [Protecting HR Workers Against W-2 Cybertheft During Tax Season](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/02/protecting-hr-workers-against-w-2-cybertheft-during-tax-season/) - Tax season can pose a particularly hectic, if not stressful, time for any professional working in human resources. Adding insult to injury, HR workers are now being targeted by cybertheives phishing for W-2 information under the guise of company CEOs and CFOs. According to major messaging security company Cloudmark, Inc., at least 68 companies and
- [Certifications to Help Jump-start Your Cybersecurity Career](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2017/01/certifications-to-help-jump-start-your-cybersecurity-career/) - So you want a career in cybersecurity? And why not? After all, according to the 2016 Cybersecurity Market Report, global spending on cybersecurity between 2017 and 2021 will reach an unprecedented $1 trillion. Even at home, the cybersecurity industry continues to rake in money by the billions. For example, back in February 2016 the Obama
- [Locky Ransomware Has Spread from MS Office to Social Media](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/12/locky-ransomware-has-spread-from-ms-office-to-social-media/) - An insidious form of ransomware has spread from Microsoft Word to social media. The new type of malware known as Locky first started as a macro that executes from within Word. While Microsoft disables macros by default, some people have this process enabled. In such cases, a macro disguised as the banking software Dridex will
- [The Internet of Things Creates Billions of Highly Vulnerable Access Points](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/11/the-internet-of-things-creates-billions-of-highly-vulnerable-access-points/) - Internet service on the East Coast slowed to a crawl recently when hackers coordinated a DDoS attack on a New Hampshire internet switchboard company known as Dyn. Twitter and Reddit were among the services disrupted. While tech experts considered the attack “inevitable” according to the New York Times, the disruption of service came as a
- [Yahoo Neglected to Tell its CISO When It Permitted Mass Government Surveillance of Emails](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/10/yahoo-neglected-to-tell-its-ciso-when-it-permitted-mass-government-surveillance-of-emails/) - On the heels of the announcement that hackers had accessed 500 million email accounts in 2014, Yahoo recently found itself in the spotlight for another cybersecurity issue. When the company’s security team found evidence of a major breach, they assumed they had been hacked again. Little did they know the top executives of the firm,
- [William Stallings’ Important Texts on Cybersecurity](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/09/william-stallings-important-texts-on-cybersecurity/) - The intricacies and complexities of modern system and network architecture are already difficult enough to wrap your head around even before you start trying to analyze them in terms of weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Students studying for a degree in cybersecurity spend a lot of time immersed in the pages of textbooks trying to work these
- [The High School Student’s Guide to Planning for a Career in Cybersecurity](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/09/the-high-school-students-guide-to-planning-for-a-career-in-cybersecurity/) - The median age of Facebook employees is 28 years old. At Google, it’s 29. And at many smaller and still unknown startups likely to emerge as the next high tech empires, it’s even younger. The hottest trends attract the youngest workforce, the brightest and most innovative talent, the ones who see what’s coming around the
- [IRS Slammed for Failing to Integrate Stronger Cybersecurity Measures](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/09/irs-slammed-for-failing-to-integrate-stronger-cybersecurity-measures/) - The rise of internet hackers has Americans more paranoid than ever about protecting their personal information. Anytime new cybersecurity software is introduced, it seems that someone has already figured out ways to breach it. So what is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doing to safeguard citizens’ financial information? According to chairman of the Committee on
- [DNC May Regret Dismissing Internal Information Security Weakness](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/2016/08/dnc-may-regret-dismissing-internal-information-security-weakness/) - The morning of Friday, July 22 WikiLeaks offered browsers the opportunity to search through roughly 19,000 emails and 8,000 attachments belonging to central leaders of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC). The email exchanges, which spanned from January 2015 to May 2016, revealed damning evidence that DNC officials expressed preferential support for Hillary Clinton during

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- [Cybersecurity Guides](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/) - When you hear the word “cybersecurity,” what images or feelings does it invoke in you? Fear? Curiosity? Dread? Anxiety? Hope? Cybersecurity is one of the most innovative fields of information technology that is constantly changing and evolving. It can make us feel all of the above emotions, and more. If you have a better understanding
- [50 Online Cybersecurity Programs](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/best-online-cybersecurity-programs/) - 50 Best Schools of : Online Master's Degrees in Cybersecurity Sure, there are some legends from the early days of cybersecurity, an elite class of professionals that managed to establish a name for themselves and a bulletproof reputation on the merits of experience alone. But for the rest of us, a master’s degree has become
- [Virginia](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/virginia/) - Home to Virginia Tech and some of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity firms, the Virginia area is one of the nation’s biggest hotspots for cybersecurity professionals. Which is a good thing, because it’s also ground zero for some of the globe’s major technology hacking targets, in the form on the CIA, NSA, and other federal
- [Utah](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/utah/) - In 2019, a cyberattack was launched against Utah-based sPower, a renewable energy provider that operates solar and wind generation projects across the region. The result of a simple unpatched firewall, the attack was severe enough that it cut company operators off from control of its generating installations… something that could have led to a severe
- [Texas](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/texas/) - With a heavy-hitter, old-guard tech company like Dell headquartered in Texas that has managed to stay relevant for decades, it’s not surprising that the state holds down the number two spot for information technology employment according to tech recruiting company Dice. Plenty of other major technology corporations have expanded and laid down roots here too, including a mix
- [Tennessee](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/tennessee/) - It happens with depressing regularity; a poorly secured computer system is compromised at a business or government agency, and the personal information of thousands of people who didn’t realize they had anything to worry about when they woke up that morning is suddenly circulating on the Dark Web, exposing them to identity theft and further
- [Pennsylvania](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/pennsylvania/) - In many ways, the entire history of the cybersecurity profession goes back to The Worm. And the history of The Worm leads, inexorably, to Pittsburgh. The Morris Worm, an infectious malware program exploiting flaws in the early Unix sendmail and finger programs, was released by Robert Morris, a student at Cornell University and son of
- [Oregon](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oregon/) - It seems like a lifetime ago that the Oregon Digital Government Summit was held in Portland. And according to the warp-speed timeline the tech industry follows, that pre-Trump era conference in mid-2016 might as well have been last century. That's a clip that state government can't come close to keeping pace with, though, and the
- [Ohio](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ohio/) - There aren't too many industries out there that have to balance the need for extremely tight controls on information and processes while at the same time relying on a team-based approach that brings in the best and brightest from multiple agencies. But then again, there aren't too many people drawn to this line of work
- [North Carolina](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-carolina/) - When you think of cybersecurity in the Tar Heel State, you probably think about the Research Triangle and the number of academic, research and engineering pioneers in the technology security industry. But there is a more humble, and maybe more instructive business model in North Carolina that gets at the heart of why hackers sometimes
- [New York](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-york/) - From the giants of finance on Wall Street to everyday people just trying to protect their digital identities while going about their online lives, no one is immune to cybercrime. Even Manhattan's fashionistas have skin in the game, recently making an appeal to city government to strengthen cybersecurity measures to help keep their trade secrets under
- [Missouri](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/missouri/) - It was a bit of a shock to everybody in 2019 when InfoSec magazine ranked the state as eighth-most vulnerable in the country when it comes to information systems compromises. The surprise wasn’t necessarily that the state had serious vulnerabilities so much as the fact that it was such a target. The report revealed an
- [Minnesota](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/minnesota/) - “Every day, computer hackers find new vulnerabilities in software. The onus is on us as security professionals to proactively find and fix those issues before they could potentially be exploited.” – Christopher Buse, Minnesota’s chief information security officer (MPR News) Highly publicized hacks and security flaws impacting big-name companies like Equifax, WhatsApp, and Fortnite, that
- [Kentucky](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kentucky/) - In March 2016, it was reported that staff at Methodist Hospital in Hendersonville were forced to pay a ransom of $17,000 to restore electronic data systems after a ransomware attack. Malware that came into the hospital as an attachment to spam email held the hospital’s systems hostage until the specified amount was paid. Health care
- [Kansas](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kansas/) - In early May of 2021, Kansas once again plays host to Secure World Expo, a con that brings together hundreds of cybersecurity specialists from around the world. Taking place at Overland Park Convention Center, the keynote speaker will be a supervisory special agent of the FBI, while sponsors include Corelight, GuidePoint Security, and Okta among
- [Illinois](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/illinois/) - With the Illinois tech industry job market seeing a gain of 10.5% in the seven-year run-up to 2019 according to CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, the industry is paying out some hefty salaries in the bid for top talent. With the demand for skilled infosec professionals far outstripping supply,
- [Colorado](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/colorado/) - “I have said often that Colorado Springs has what it takes to become the cybersecurity capital of the nation. With our concentration of technological experts, both military and civilian, our outstanding educational institutions in UCCS and the Air Force Academy and our available workforce, we are ready to embrace this opportunity and look forward to
- [Georgia](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/georgia/) - “Cybersecurity is no longer just a computer science problem for programmers; this is an issue that now touches every area of society. It involves new policy considerations, better initial product design, and more training for the professionals involved. We are doubling down to discover, connect, and solve modern cybersecurity threats.” -Wenke Lee, a professor in
- [District of Columbia](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/district-of-columbia/) - “For top talent, cybersecurity isn’t about just a job and a paycheck. It is about the hottest technology, deployed by honorable organizations, for a purpose that is inherently important. It is no surprise that Virginia is an ideal location for these types of people.” -Jim Duffey, Virginia’s technology secretary (Los Angeles Times). The District is
- [Connecticut](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/connecticut/) - “Unfortunately, we need to do all we reasonably can to prevent, deter, detect and – if necessary – respond to a cyberattack. Just as we are taking proactive steps to harden our critical infrastructure and the shoreline to defend against severe weather events, so too must we be prepared to defend against the potential disruption
- [Arizona](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arizona/) - Dubbed “cyber security valley,” Phoenix is home to headquarters for cybersecurity teams for big names like Honeywell, Charles Schwab, American Express and Securosis. The environment is ideal for master’s-prepared cybersecurity specialists looking to land a position with a large firm. In fact, in 2015 Burning Glass Technologies ranked Arizona among the top 15 states with
- [Alabama](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/alabama/) - "We need all the young people coming up. We need those guys who are maybe not so staid in the bureaucratic approach to things. We need the young kids who can think outside the box a little bit and can look for these new white hat approaches to doing the attacks so we can protect
- [Wyoming](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wyoming/) - The May 2016 Wyoming Cybersecurity Symposium in Cheyenne brought together a host of experts to provide insight into the cyber vulnerabilities that exist in nearly every industry and sector in Wyoming and how hackers and cyber terrorists attempt to exploit them. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. For example, in February 2016,
- [Wisconsin](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wisconsin/) - In the realm of cybersecurity, 2015 was a very good year for Wisconsin. IT staffers at the Bureau of Security Services within the state’s Division of Enterprise Technology recorded a three-year low in cybersecurity incidents on state networks—just 260 security incidents, compared to 1,292 attacks in 2013. It’s not due to a lack of trying
- [West Virginia](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/west-virginia/) - Courtesy of a 2006 executive order, West Virginia’s cybersecurity efforts are spearheaded by an executive-branch information security team and private management team, which created an IT strategic plan designed to utilize controls and emphasize policy, training, and regular audits for compliance—an effort not found throughout many states. It may seem unlikely that a small, largely
- [Washington](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/washington/) - Over the past several years, Washington has become increasingly influential in the cybersecurity sphere. Washington’s National Guard 194th Regional Support Wing oversees the 262nd Network Warfare Squadron, which is the second security team of its kind in the US Air Force and the first National Guard squadron to be assigned to the role of cybersecurity, according
- [Vermont](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/vermont/) - In 2010, the Vermont Attorney General filed an enforcement action against Health Net for violations of the Vermont Security Breach Notification Act as well as the Vermont Consumer Fraud Act; this was the first time in Vermont’s history that an enforcement action had ever been filed under the security breach notification law. The filing was
- [South Dakota](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-dakota/) - In September of 2015, Senator John Thune hosted the U.S. Senate cybersecurity field hearings at Dakota State University. During the hearings, cyber experts highlighted the fact that cyber attacks are occurring with more frequency and with greater sophistication, and that the threat to our nation’s cyber infrastructure will only continue to escalate. In 2014 alone
- [South Carolina](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-carolina/) - “This is not a good day for South Carolina.” said Nikki Haley, the governor of South Caroline at a press conference after South Carolina suffered one of the worst data breaches in recent years. The South Carolina Department of Revenue leaked over 3.6 million social security numbers and nearly 400,000 debit and credit card numbers
- [Rhode Island](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/rhode-island/) - With businesses and public sector organizations alike maintaining cloud-based records of everything from proprietary secrets to sensitive customer data, dedicating significant resources to information security has become standard practice. Rhode Island’s political leaders realized this in May 2015 when they ordered a cybersecurity commission to be established with high profile members that include the director
- [Oklahoma](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oklahoma/) - Cyber terrorists and hackers beware: Oklahoma’s line of defense is impressive, thanks to the Oklahoma Cyber Command Security Operations Center. A team of cybersecurity analysts and network specialists pore over the activity of nearly 30,000 state computers, looking for signs of trouble. Just last August, Oklahoma’s cybersecurity professionals identified a foreign hacker who was trying
- [North Dakota](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-dakota/) - In October 2015, North Dakota leaders convened to begin exploring ways to improve security for the state’s computer network which, by one official’s account, was attacked about 68 million times in just two months. Appointed by Governor Jack Dalrymple and consisting of 15 members, the Cybersecurity Task Force agreed: North Dakota needs a first-class cyber-incident
- [New Mexico](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-mexico/) - According to New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, the state of New Mexico is very important to the nation’s security and to the defense industry. He noted that New Mexico has been at the vanguard of cutting-edge research and development in the national defense industry. Recently, Heinrich secured provisions in the fiscal year 2017 National Defense
- [New Jersey](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-jersey/) - “Our state’s interconnectivity is one of our strengths, and it’s increasingly a threat. Cybersecurity attacks continue to rise here and across our nation.” - New Jersey governor Chris Christie in 2016 (quoted by Government Technology). Over the past several years, in the wake of cyber breaches in the government and in big name companies like
- [New Hampshire](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-hampshire/) - New Hampshire’s technological sphere has boomed in the past several years—from 2010 to 2014, Burning Glass Technologies reported an incredible job growth of 134% in the state’s cybersecurity field. And according to Cybersecurity U, New Hampshire expects to see “professional, scientific and technical services” continue to grow through 2020, setting the stage for master’s-prepared cybersecurity
- [Nevada](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nevada/) - "Cyber security is now a daily necessity of life. As we are seeing, cyber attackers and cyber hackers are almost everywhere." - Dr. Sengupta, assistant professor of the cyber security program at the University of Nevada, Reno (KTVN, 2016). Nevada is no stranger to cyberattacks, both in the public and private sector. In fact, in
- [Nebraska](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nebraska/) - In 2016, Live Well Nebraska reported that more than 300 cybersecurity threats had occurred over the previous 18 months, compromising sensitive data on Healthcare.gov. Additionally, data from government background checks, state databases, and large retail chains such as Target and Staples have been compromised in the past several years, highlighting the need for more information
- [Montana](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/montana/) - As attack vectors evolve, network security has been compromised by schemes like spear phishing and worms like Conficker and Zeus. These attacks have been waged on both the public and private sectors, and with an increase in the number of attacks comes an increased need for qualified cybersecurity specialists. It’s no surprise then that the
- [Mississippi](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/mississippi/) - “Any entity, whether big or small, can be the victim of a cybercrime. It has become second nature for most of us to lock our front doors when we leave the house. Companies and agencies must take basic precautions to lock their computer systems and electronic data from cyber thieves. It is very important to
- [Michigan](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/michigan/) - The cybersecurity job market in Michigan has grown immensely over the past several years, creating all new opportunities for master’s-prepared auditors, analysts, ethical hackers, engineers and other specialists. In fact, according to Burning Glass Technologies, the job market grew an incredible 117% in just four years, from 2010 to 2014. Meanwhile, cyber-attacks in Michigan continue
- [Massachusetts](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/massachusetts/) - Good news for information security professionals in Massachusetts: the state is an ideal place for cybersecurity specialists seeking advanced education and a fulfilling career. The state boasts some of the country’s most state-of-the-art security teams—a 2015 Silicon Valley report claimed that Massachusetts is home to 35 of “the world’s most innovative cybersecurity firms”—and Boston is
- [Maryland](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maryland/) - Maryland is home to the National Security Agency (NSA) in Fort Meade, the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, the United States Cyber Command and Defense Information Systems Agency in Fort Meade, as well as 13 additional military installations. Private companies in Maryland that contract with government agencies to provide cybersecurity services and solutions
- [Maine](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maine/) - In a troubling spate of extortions, police departments across Maine have been forced to pay anonymous malicious hackers to spare department computer files from destruction, as was revealed by the standing undersecretary for intelligence of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at that time. At the Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference in Augusta in
- [Louisiana](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/louisiana/) - From 2010-14, job postings for cyber security positions in Louisiana rose by an incredible 275 percent according to a 2015 report published by job market analytics company Burning Glass Technologies. Yet it was reported by Government Technology that a generation gap could lead to a shortage of cyber security workers nationwide during the next decade.
- [Iowa](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/iowa/) - In December 2015, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad ordered state officials to begin developing a strategy that would better prepare the state in the event of a cyberattack. Brandstad’s executive order included plans for developing and delivering a public report that addresses: Areas of Iowa’s infrastructure deemed “high-risk cybersecurity areas” Plans to better identify, protect, detect,
- [Indiana](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/indiana/) - “Online interaction is vital to nearly every aspect of our economy, including utilities and financial sectors. While risk can never be completely eliminated, Indiana will employ all available tools to manage cyber threats.” - Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana (quoted by Government Technology, 2016). Indiana’s cybersecurity sector has grown immensely over the past several years—according
- [Idaho](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/idaho/) - “Idaho’s long term economic competitiveness is intimately linked to cybersecurity, but our companies and government networks are not the only ones vulnerable to cyber-attacks. All Idahoans are under threat if our state is not vigilant about protecting our citizens’ privacy.” -Lieutenant Governor Brad Little in a 2015 interview for the Idaho Statesman. A 2012 article
- [Hawaii](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/hawaii/) - “With Hawaii’s strategic location in the Pacific, I am proud that technology firms… are partnering with the military to make a difference in our nation’s global cybersecurity needs. This is an outstanding investment.” -US Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Referentia, 2011). Home to the U.S. Pacific Command, Hawaii has a unique partnership between government offices and
- [Florida](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/florida/) - “Cybersecurity is a fast growing area right now and there’s going to be a lot of jobs for a lot of people.” - David Shedrow, computer science instructor at Eastern Florida State College In the wake of recent and well publicized attacks on Target and Home Depot that compromised sensitive customer information, businesses both large and
- [Delaware](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/delaware/) - “Cyber-attacks could have the same kinetic effects as bombs using non-kinetic means without the collateral damage.” -CSI associate director Bill Stegemerten, who focused on cyber matters as a lieutenant-colonel with the U.S. Air Force and Delaware Air National Guard (Delaware Today, 2015). As the Delaware technology sphere deals with harmful viruses, ransomware, and ever-changing attack
- [California](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/california/) - As the center of the universe for technological innovation, Silicon Valley is a constant target for cybercriminals. From the dramatic showdown between Kevin Mitnick and Tsutomu Shimomura in the mid-90's to the discovery of the biggest-ever leak in history that compromised data on1.2 billion Facebook and LinkedIn users in late '19, California has been ground zero
- [Arkansas](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arkansas/) - Tech industry staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies reported that from 2010 to 2014, the number of job postings in Arkansas for IT security analysts grew by an unprecedented 117%. With such a massive increase, employers are more than ready to welcome master’s-prepared analysts onto their cybersecurity teams. 2015 was an important year for cybersecurity in
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- [Ohio Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ohio-bachelors/) - According to GO Concepts, an IT consulting firm in Lebanon, Ohio, a new ransomware attack occurs somewhere in the world every 14 seconds. Forty-three percent of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Yet data breaches can take more than six months to be detected. It is estimated that over $1 trillion will be spent on cybersecurity
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- [Delaware Cybersecurity Associate's Degree and Certificate](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/delaware-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - In 2019, the Small Business Development Center (SBCD) of Delaware published a Cyber Workbook, targeted at small business owners in Delaware. It told these business owners that the biggest threat facing small businesses in the state is cybersecurity. In this guide, the SBDC directs small and medium-sized businesses to name who in their company is
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- [Alabama Cybersecurity Associate's Degree and Certificate](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/alabama-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - The National Cyber Summit was held in Huntsville, Alabama in 2019. This meeting included 2000 cybersecurity experts from across the country, discussing computer security. Director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Dr. Gary Warner, warned people attending the conference that people do not seem to care about or grasp
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- [New Hampshire Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-hampshire-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, who is the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, recently led hearings and virtual meetings on cybersecurity challenges that have been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Denis Goulet, New Hampshire’s Commissioner of Information Technology, was appointed by Senator Hassan when she was the
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- [Mississippi Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/mississippi-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - It was reported in October 2019 that Mississippi’s state government agencies were showing a flagrant disregard for cyber and information security. Following an audit of government institutions in the state, it was found that the majority of employees were not complying with standard cybersecurity practices, nor with the state’s own cybersecurity enterprise security program. The
- [Kansas Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kansas-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - In November 2020, it was announced that the state of Kansas was partnering with SOFTWarfare University, a cybersecurity institute and career services program, to provide free technical certifications and training in cybersecurity and project management to qualified Kansans. Additionally, the program is designed to help Kansans who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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- [Illinois Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/illinois-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) announced in September 2020 that, in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, it was launching a cybersecurity webinar series to help Illinois manufacturers who are defense contractors meet Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements in order to be able to maintain their contracts. Their six-part “Cybersecurity Resiliency for Defense
- [Maryland Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maryland-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - According to a report published in 2009 by the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development, Maryland has been, and continues to be, a leader in cybersecurity across the nation. It is home to some of the country’s top research universities such as Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland-College Park, and the University of
- [New York Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-york-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - New York City houses 8.5 million people as well as a thriving, diverse commercial industry. Therefore, the strength of its digital infrastructure is key to the day-to-day functioning of the city. New York City is also home to 45 Fortune 500 headquartered companies and has become the global epicenter of many financial institutions. Cybersecurity in
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- [Massachusetts Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/massachusetts-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - According to statistics provided by the Massachusetts Cyber Center, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts experiences 525 million pings each day from hackers and would-be hackers who are trying to profit from victimizing state agencies. These cyber criminals may attempt to steal identities, steal money, change information, destroy information, and hold information for ransom. Massachusetts encourages residents
- [Ohio Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ohio-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - On April 21, 2019, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, a municipally-owned airport in Cleveland, Ohio, fell victim to a cyberattack. Malware attacked the airport’s computer systems, causing the baggage and flight information boards in the airport to go dark. This outage lasted for five days. The malware remains unspecified to this day. This is just another
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- [Colorado Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/colorado-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - In 2020, the small town of Lafayette, Colorado, fell victim to cyber attackers who hijacked the town’s computer files and disrupted its computer network, phone lines, and email. Town officials were forced to pay a ransom in order to have services restored. At the time of the attack, Lafayette, like most small Colorado towns, did
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- [Montana Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/montana-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree-2/) - Pine Cove Consulting publishes an annual report on data breaches in Montana each year. The 2019 report was just published, and the findings indicate that a record number of organizations were the victims of cyber breaches that year, affecting Montana residents in the hundreds of thousands. In 2019, according to the report, 233,485 Montanans were
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- [Oregon Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oregon-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - It was reported that in June 2020, the city of Keizer, Oregon was forced to pay a $48,000 ransom to regain control over its computer network, which was taken over during a cyberattack. The town was not able to access its computers for seven days. Although they tried to recover the encrypted files, they were
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- [Utah Cybersecurity Certificate and Associate's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/utah-cybersecurity-certificate-and-associates-degree/) - A recent news article noted that computer systems throughout the state of Utah are being attacked 1.9 billion times each day. These figures are from the Utah Cyber Center and Mike Hussey, the Chief Information Officer overseeing Utah’s Division of Technology Services. These attacks, of course, are just attempts at hacking Utah’s computer systems, and
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- [Risk Management Professional](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/risk-management-professional/) - Risk is always involved when it comes to information security. One of the most important positions within information security is the Risk Manager. This position goes by many different names, such as Risk Management Professional, Information Security Risk Manager, Risk Analyst, Risk Control Supervisor, Cybersecurity Risk Manager, Information Technology Risk & Security Specialist, Chief Risk
- [Security Incident Responder](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/security-incident-responder/) - Another fighter of cybercrime that works on a cybersecurity team is a security incident responder. Other titles for this position include Computer Science Incident Responder, Computer Security Incident Responder Team Engineer, Cyber Incident Responder, Computer Network Defense Incident Responder, or Intrusion Analyst. Security incident responders are the “first responders” when it comes to a cyber
- [Cryptanalyst](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cryptanalyst/) - A cryptanalyst does not have the same job responsibilities as a cryptographer. Cryptographers, which are described in a separate career profile, are usually the code makers. Cryptanalysts, however, are the code breakers. Cryptanalysts most often find work within government and intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies, such as the National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau
- [Data Protection Officer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/data-protection-officer/) - What is a data protection officer? Otherwise known as a DPO, this is a fairly new position within cybersecurity. It has been brought about by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which was adopted in 2016 and became enforceable in 2018. Any company marketing services or goods to European Union residents, wherever
- [Cybercrime Investigator](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybercrime-investigator/) - Do you have an inquisitive mind? Do you enjoy solving puzzles and riddles and like searching for evidence? If so, you might want to consider becoming a cybercrime investigator. While this job is similar to that of a computer forensics investigator, the cybercrime investigator focuses more on crimes that are committed over the internet. Cybercrime
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- [Industries and Domains](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/industries-and-domains/) - What, you might ask, are industries and domains within the field of cybersecurity? Simply put, industries are groups of companies that are related based upon their primary business activities. Domains are specified spheres of knowledge and activity within a discipline. Why is it important for those who are interested in a career in cybersecurity to
- [Malware Analyst](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/malware-analyst/) - Does the word “malware” strike fear in your heart? If so, you’re not alone. According to antivirus company McAfee, malware, which has been around for at least 30 years, can be defined as any type of malicious software that is designed to exploit or harm any programmable device, network or service. Malware is used by
- [Security Code Auditor](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/security-code-auditor/) - A security code auditor can also be referred to as a security analyst, information security analyst, information technology auditor, secure code auditor, security auditor, or source code auditor. Becoming a security code auditor requires a good foundation in computer programming, operating systems and network security, as well as cryptography, penetration testing and software security. The
- [Security Software Developer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/security-software-developer/) - A security software developer may be responsible for developing security pieces of software (such as malware detection applications, antiviruses, intrusion detection applications, traffic analysis software). Another role that a security software developer may be assigned is to work as part of a development team that is creating an application software. Often, in this role, a
- [Cybersecurity Specialist](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-specialist/) - Cybersecurity specialists, also known as security specialists, are the professionals who are responsible for maintaining network security. They help to protect an organization’s network from threats, risks and vulnerabilities. The cybersecurity specialist can be the most important person in an organization, as they protect all of its information, sensitive or not. Cybersecurity specialist can also
- [Wyoming Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wyoming-bachelors/) - The FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center recorded over $8.1 million in reported losses in Wyoming due to cybercrime in 2019. Cybersecurity in Wyoming is not mandated by law, although, as with many other laws not officially on the books in Wyoming, the state tends to follow federal law in such matters. Wyoming’s Department of Enterprise
- [Wisconsin Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wisconsin-bachelors/) - The 2020 Cyber Hygiene Risk Index, a survey on cybersecurity in the United States, recently gave Wisconsin a “D” grade when it comes to cybersecurity, online scams, viruses and cybercrime. This means that Wisconsinites lack good cyber hygiene and allow too much private personal and business data to fall into the hands of cyber criminals.
- [West Virginia Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/west-virginia-bachelors/) - Cyberseek.org reported that as of 2018, there were 872 job openings in the cybersecurity arena in West Virginia, and an employed cybersecurity workforce in the state that totaled 715,715. It was determined that the supply of cybersecurity workers statewide was very low. Worse, more cybersecurity positions were going unfilled due to a lack of trained
- [Washington Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/washington-bachelors/) - A recent report by the Office of the Washington State Auditor discovered that local governments in Washington realize the importance of cybersecurity but need more tools and instruction in order to address concerns. These local governments lack the necessary trained information technology staff as well as dedicated cybersecurity staff. Local governments have asked Washington’s state
- [Virginia Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/virginia-bachelors/) - Virginia was one of the early cybersecurity giants, and is still at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry. According to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), Virginia houses the highest number of information security analysts of any state, and has one of the largest concentrations of companies on the Cyber 500 list. Of the 2019
- [Vermont Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/vermont-bachelors/) - Although Vermont is a state with a population of just 650,000, it, too, is feeling the shortage of cybersecurity talent that the rest of the United States has also been experiencing. Cybersecurity is quite important to Vermont, as it is home to two military bases, a $2 billion aerospace industry, and a technology sector that
- [Utah Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/utah-bachelors/) - Cybersecurity is an innovative technology and an exciting new facet of the information technology industry in Utah. This is partly due to Utah’s growing economy and concentration of top international companies. Whatever the reasons, cybersecurity is definitely expanding in Utah, and now is a great time to consider obtaining your bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity from
- [Texas Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/texas-bachelors/) - According to the CyberTexas Foundation, San Antonio is currently ranked second in cybersecurity in the nation, with Washington, D.C. ranked first. The city is home to 1000 information technology businesses that generate an economic impact each year of $12 billion. There are also 35,000 IT workers in San Antonio, a number expected to double in
- [Tennessee Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/tennessee-bachelors/) - As of 2020, ten companies that are headquartered in the state of Tennessee are listed on Fortune magazine’s list of the top 500 companies in the nation. They include: FedEx at #47, HCA Healthcare at #65, Dollar General at #112, International Paper at #144, Community Health Systems at #241, Unum Group at #266, AutoZone at
- [South Dakota Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-dakota-bachelors/) - South Dakota takes cybersecurity seriously. In fact, the state government has created a Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, and appointed a Chief Information Security Officer, Richard Craydon, to be in charge of cybersecurity in the state. The Bureau’s website includes training and educational information for the public on issues in cybersecurity such as preventing identity
- [South Carolina Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-carolina-bachelors/) - A 2018 report by CompTIA, a leading technology industry association, noted that South Carolina’s technology jobs grew by 4028 jobs in 2018, with the tech sector increasing its contribution to the state’s economy. Tech workers accounted for 5.8 percent of the state’s workforce in 2018. It generated $12.6 billion to South Carolina’s total economy, or
- [Rhode Island Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/rhode-island-bachelors/) - Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency’s Cybersecurity Program (RIEMA) is based upon the recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Partnerships were created with federal, state and local government agencies, Rhode Island’s National Guard, law enforcement, academic professionals, business professionals and others involved in critical infrastructure. The Rhode
- [Pennsylvania Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/pennsylvania-bachelors/) - Pennsylvania is known as a leader among states in the nation when it comes to cybersecurity. Although much of the state is rural, there are some major metropolitan areas from which it is an easy commute to business hubs like New York City and Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are home to many large and
- [Oregon Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oregon-bachelors/) - According to US News and World Report, Oregon’s infrastructure is the best in the nation. This is a key to evaluating the quality of life for Oregonians, as renewable energy and the quality of bridges and roads all contribute to that. Oregon ranks number one in the country for energy, fourth for internet access, and
- [Oklahoma Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oklahoma-bachelors/) - Oklahoma is the 20th largest state in the nation, covering 69,903 square miles. The first town to have electricity in the United States was in Oklahoma – Vinita, which is also the oldest incorporated town in Oklahoma. Another technological innovation from Oklahoma was the invention of voicemail, by Gordon Matthews of Tulsa, OK, in the
- [North Dakota Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-dakota-bachelors/) - North Dakota is the fourth-smallest state by population, but still experiences 5.6 million attempted cyberattacks each month. Recently, the state’s Information Technology Department noted the need for more trained cybersecurity professionals to work in North Dakota. The state’s public school system is now teaching cybersecurity to students at the K-12 level, with 1000 teachers statewide
- [North Carolina Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-carolina-bachelors/) - North Carolina has its own Center for Cybersecurity, aptly named the NC Center for Cybersecurity. This center is headquartered in Winston-Salem and is designed to accelerate the economic development of the region by applying cybersecurity to businesses, educational institutions, and other agencies. The center’s main goals are to develop a trained workforce who can help
- [New York Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-york-bachelors/) - The state of New York is filled with cybersecurity companies that are known for their innovation and cutting-edge technology. Cybercrime Magazine has listed many of the hottest New York cybersecurity companies in 2020. A few of them are: Avanan BioCatch Capsule8 Deloitte HYPR Kroll Cyber Security Siemplify Uplevel Verint White Ops According to Cybercrime Magazine,
- [New Mexico Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-mexico-bachelors/) - New Mexico has long been a bastion of innovation in technology. The American father of rocketry, Robert H. Goddard, moved to New Mexico in the 1930s and began testing and launching rockets outside of Roswell. After World War II, new laboratories sprung up in Los Alamos and Albuquerque. At that time, New Mexico housed a
- [New Jersey Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-jersey-bachelors/) - In October 2019, New Jersey began a new “Cyber Savvy Youth” initiative. This was designed to keep New Jersey kids safe online. When the initiative was launched, the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs and the New Jersey State Police announced that in 2018, there were 906 data breaches affecting residents of the state. This number
- [New Hampshire Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-hampshire-bachelors/) - New Hampshire established a Cyber Integration Center (NHCIC) by Executive Order in 2016. This is designed to be a unified state center to coordinate cybersecurity among state executive governmental branch agencies and departments. Staff in the NHCIC are responsible for monitoring cybersecurity operations and networks, reporting threats, analyzing threats, sharing information, and coordinating response activities.
- [Nevada Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nevada-bachelors/) - Former Governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, once said, “The new Nevada economy is innovation and technology based, and every industry requires talented cybersecurity professionals.” Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation & Technology (OSIT) is working with state agencies to increase the size of the cybersecurity workforce in Nevada. OSIT awarded over $600,000 to four Nevada
- [Nebraska Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nebraska-bachelors/) - You might not think of the state of Nebraska as a major player when it comes to cybersecurity, but Nebraska houses two federally-recognized college degree programs in cybersecurity, as well as Fortune 500 companies for which cybersecurity is the main concern. Zippia.com’s list of the top 100 largest companies headquartered in Nebraska in 2020 includes
- [Montana Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/montana-bachelors/) - Under Montana law, companies must report data and cyber breaches to the Montana Department of Justice, whether that breach resulted from hacking, criminal cyberattacks, or human error. In 2018, Pine Cove Consulting released a report analyzing the cybersecurity failures of Montana businesses in 2018 in preparation for improvements in 2019. They found that in 2018,
- [Missouri Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/missouri-bachelors/) - Missouri’s Office of Administration, Office of Cyber Security hosts an awareness website to let residents and businesses know about the risks and rewards of daily Internet and computer use. This Office manages all events in the state relating to information security, as well as makes sure that technical and administrative controls are used to protect
- [Mississippi Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/mississippi-bachelors/) - One of the nation’s largest cybersecurity attacks took place at a Mississippi health center in 2018. At Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, an employee fell victim to a phishing attack in December 2018, which resulted in a breach of the data of 30,000 patients. The patient data that was breached included names, health data, patient dates
- [Michigan Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/michigan-bachelors/) - Michigan has begun the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3) that helps business and municipal organizations who are victims of a cyberattack. This group consists of trained civilian technical experts, each of whom has volunteered to provide rapid response assistance to Michigan’s government, education and business organizations in case of a critical cyber incident. In order
- [Massachusetts Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/massachusetts-bachelors/) - The city of Boston, Massachusetts is considered to be a hotbed of cybersecurity, according to Pitchbook, a private market data platform. Boston contains many colleges and universities in which students can study cybersecurity and is also an area for local startup technology companies. There are currently more than seven public cybersecurity companies in Boston with
- [Maryland Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maryland-bachelors/) - The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2015 to help the state’s cybersecurity industry grow. The association helps to connect cybersecurity companies in Maryland with government agencies and businesses that need them. It also works to connect those seeking cybersecurity jobs in the state with agencies and businesses looking
- [Maine Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maine-bachelors/) - The University of Maine in Augusta has recently opened the Maine Cyber Range, a training center that is available to students, businesses and individuals with the goal of getting ahead of cyber threats and helping to fill the many cybersecurity positions that are open across the United States. Chancellor of the University of Maine System,
- [Louisiana Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/louisiana-bachelors/) - The Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission was established by Executive Order by Governor John Bel Edwards in 2017. The Commission was designed to coordinate the state’s cybersecurity efforts in local, state, and tribal governments, as well as within academic institutions and businesses in the private and public sectors. He set the goals for the Commission as the
- [Kentucky Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kentucky-bachelors/) - Kentucky, also known as the Bluegrass State, has many diverse industries. The four biggest industries in Kentucky, contributing the most to the state’s total economy, according to World Atlas, as of 2020, are: manufacturing (which accounts for 18 percent, or one-fifth, of Kentucky’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP); agriculture; coal; and logistics. Kentucky’s annual GDP is
- [Kansas Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kansas-bachelors/) - Kansas has a population of just over two million residents as of July 2019, according to the United States Census Bureau. Twenty-four percent of this population is under the age of 18, which means that they will soon be entering Kansas’ post-secondary education and job markets. Between 2014 to 2018, it was reported that 32.9
- [Iowa Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/iowa-bachelors/) - At its June 2019 meeting, Iowa’s Board of Regents discussed making a change to the state’s graduate programs in information assurance. While they are currently known as master’s degree programs in information assurance, the change is being made to titling them master’s degree programs in cybersecurity. This small change is thought to better reflect the
- [Illinois Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/illinois-bachelors/) - Seculore Solutions, an information security company from Maryland, has compiled a database of cyberattacks on Illinois’ infrastructure. This includes public safety, government, medical and education. For example, on June 2, 2020, the Chicago Police Department in Cook County was the victim of a cyberattack, with police communications hacked. The group, Anonymous, claimed responsibility for this
- [Idaho Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/idaho-bachelors/) - Idaho’s Governor Brad Little said in his 2020 State of the State address that his state has a great need for cybersecurity professionals. Boise State University is helping in this endeavor. Recently, the university received an $800,000 workforce grant to develop more educational opportunities for students interested in studying cybersecurity at both the undergraduate and
- [Hawaii Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/hawaii-bachelors/) - In 2019, Security.org reported that Hawaii is the state with the highest risk of cyberattack, with its residents experiencing the highest likelihood of cyberattack of any citizens of the United States. Hawaii experienced a 136 percent increase in cybercrimes from 2016 to 2017, with 516.7 cyberattack victims per 100,000 residents. Its risk was four times
- [Georgia Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/georgia-bachelors/) - The Georgia Governor’s High Demand Career Initiative in 2018 noted cybersecurity as one of three focus areas for careers that are expected to remain in high demand within the state. Georgia has also launched the Cybersecurity EDGE (Economic Differentiator for Georgia Enterprises) initiative to give the state’s small businesses information and resources on cyber awareness
- [Florida Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/florida-bachelors/) - You might not think of Florida as a hotbed of technology. However, in a recent study of 50 metropolitan areas across the United States, Orlando and Tampa both ranked among the best cities to work in technology. In fact, the Orlando/Kissimmee/Sanford metropolitan area garnered the number one spot in terms of best technology cities in
- [District of Columbia Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/district-of-columbia-bachelors/) - Could there be a more exciting place to begin a career in cybersecurity than in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.? Not only are there scores of cybersecurity jobs available with the government, there are also many cybersecurity companies working within the private sector. Networking in D.C. is efficient and can also help you to obtain
- [Delaware Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/delaware-bachelors/) - Delaware’s Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is responsible for securing the cyber information of all three branches of state government, as well as the public and charter school network in the state. All employees of Delaware’s executive branch of government must complete a Cyber Security Computer Based Training class, for which DTI holds responsibility.
- [Connecticut Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/connecticut-bachelors/) - The state of Connecticut launched its Connecticut Cybersecurity Strategy in 2017. Its aim was to assess the cybersecurity challenges Connecticut faces in five sectors: municipal government, state government, higher education, private business, and law enforcement. The strategy addressed the following seven principles within those five sectors: Executive awareness/leadership Preparation Cyber literacy Response Recovery Verification Communication
- [Colorado Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/colorado-bachelors/) - In April 2020, the U.S. Economic Development Administration granted a Colorado cybersecurity facility that houses the Exponential Impact, Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center and National Cybersecurity Center $2.75 million. The money will be used to add 31,000 square feet to the facility, creating 360 new jobs and is expected to attract private investments of
- [California Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/california-bachelors/) - A study released by web design/consulting company Website Building Expert in 2018 noted that California was the most vulnerable state to cyberattacks and loss of finances from cyberattacks. The study estimated that California would lose over $329 million from cybercrime in 2018, with a projected 56,000 cybercrime complaints expected in the state that year. Additionally,
- [Arkansas Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arkansas-bachelors/) - The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management works with the State of Arkansas Cyber Security Office, Department of Homeland Security, and Federal Bureau of Investigation to report, alert and notify governmental agencies of cyber events that have occurred or are expected to occur. Arkansas is home to many companies and agencies that are affected by cyberattack.
- [Arizona Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arizona-bachelors/) - Cybersecurity is of maximum importance in the state of Arizona. It represents one of the state’s largest technology sectors. In 2014, the Federal Trade Commission ranked Arizona within the top 10 states for cybersecurity. There are over 30 cybersecurity-related companies currently headquartered in Arizona, including: RockCyber LLC in Phoenix McKesson in Scottsdale Kudelski Security in
- [Alabama Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/alabama-bachelors/) - Thirteen of Alabama’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas are home to businesses, colleges and universities, health care centers and affordable housing. Alabama is the 23rd most populous state in the nation, with a population of just over 4.8 million. Alabama is also home to the second-largest research park in the United States, Cummings Research Park, established in
- [Veterans Cybersecurity Scholarship](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/veterans-cybersecurity-scholarship/) - When it’s time to leave military service, you might wonder, what’s next? Cybersecurity is a burgeoning field for veterans to enter into. The demand for trained cybersecurity talent is high, and the supply is still low. Veterans possess many of the traits that cybersecurity employers seek—knowledge of technology, security clearance, knowledge of security procedures, systematic
- [Veterans Cybersecurity Guide](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/veterans-cybersecurity-guide/) - After serving in the military, many veterans face a daunting decision – what career should you take up now that you’re a civilian? There are many choices that veterans can make, with common ones including police or security work, public service careers, and technology sector jobs. Your choice of career after leaving the military should,
- [Women in Cybersecurity](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/woman-in-cybersecurity/) - In a recent study, a whopping 53 percent of organizations that hire information security professionals lamented a shortage of cybersecurity skills among the talent pool from which they were selecting workers. When you combine this with the fact that as of 2019, women make up only 20 percent of the cybersecurity workforce around the world
- [Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarship](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/womens-cybersecurity-scholarship/) - Women face some unique challenges when it comes to the cybersecurity field. Although it is a proven, accepted fact that there is a severe shortage of cybersecurity talent with more jobs than trained professionals available, the number of women working within the field is disproportionately low. Part of the reason for this is that many
- [Cryptographer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cryptographer/) - Cryptography is intricately entwined with cybersecurity, as it involves the protection of confidential information online. Cryptographers, also known as cryptologists, use a sequence of complex puzzles to uncover and conceal messages. It is the modern-day equivalent of puzzle solving. Becoming a cryptographer can be a perfect goal for someone who has great analytical skills and
- [Computer Forensics Investigator](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/computer-forensics-investigator/) - If you are interested in a career in cybersecurity, you might want to explore the world of computer or digital forensics. A computer forensics specialist, or investigator, is also referred to as a computer forensics analyst or digital forensics examiner. Their job involves gathering, analyzing and investigating all sorts of computer and digital evidence and
- [Career Profiles](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/career-profiles/) - When you are exploring the world of cybersecurity, you will find that there are hundreds of job titles within the discipline that is housed within information technology. While at one time, cybersecurity was considered to be associated only with government agencies and defense contractors, now, cybersecurity jobs are everywhere in society, in both the public
- [Expert Insights](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/expert-insights/) - If you want to learn more about cybersecurity, it’s always a good idea to turn to the experts in the field for insight. On these pages, we will be presenting insights from a variety of information security experts, each of whom has their own unique combination of education, experience and know-how. Below are summaries of
- [What is Cybersecurity](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/what-is-cybersecurity/) - We have science fiction author William Gibson to thank for the term “cybersecurity,” and he’s not happy about it. “All I knew about the word ‘cyberspace’ when I coined it, was that it seemed like an effective buzzword. It seemed evocative and essentially meaningless. It was suggestive of something, but had no real semantic meaning,
- [Cybersecurity Education by State](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-education-by-state/) - Although most pursue cybersecurity training and education after graduating from high school, cybersecurity is important to education at all of its levels – not just higher education. Education presents a unique challenge for cybersecurity, as it has traditionally been based upon the free exchange of information that is, and should be, available to all. Add
- [Cybersecurity Resources](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-resources/) - Cybersecurity resources come in all forms as that applies to blogs, podcasts, forums and much more. We have put together a comprehensive list of the most useful cybersecurity resources available to users of all skill levels. This is one extensive collection of resources that prove valuable to cybersecurity enthusiasts at all levels. Being able to
- [Cybersecurity Bachelor's Degree](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-bachelors-degree/) - Information security, also called cybersecurity, is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of 2018 there were 112,300 information security analysts working across the country, making an average annual salary of $99,730 (2019 statistic). And that’s just one occupational category
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- [Computer Science Academic Scholarship](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/computer-science-academic-scholarship/) - Computer science education is very rewarding, but it can also be rather costly. To help reduce these costs, there are scholarships currently available through CybersecurityEducationGuides.org. Our selection committee names a scholarship recipient on a bi-annual basis. Each winner will receive a $500 scholarship award to put to the cost of computer science related education. The
- [Legion of Doom vs. the Masters of Deception](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/legion-of-doom-vs-the-masters-of-deception/) - On January 15, 1990—Martin Luther King Day—millions of Americans picked up their phones to make perfectly routine long-distance phone calls only to hear a slightly hollow, ghostly recorded voice on the other end. “All circuits are busy now,” it said. “Please try later.” But they were still busy later. For 9 hours, half of all
- [Tsutomu Shimomura vs. Kevin Mitnick](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/tsutomu-shimomura-vs-kevin-mitnick/) - Although many cyber-rivalries are intense, not many of them are packed with enough drama to fuel a full-length feature film. But the 1995 showdown between hacker Kevin Mitnick and security consultant Tsutomo Shimomura did just that, spawning first the non-fiction book and then the straight-to-DVD movie release “Takedown” … hey, nobody said it was a
- [Peiter Zatko](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/peiter-zatko/) - Although perhaps not well-known today, among cybersecurity professionals of a certain age, mention of the name L0pht Heavy Industries will induce a certain sort of nostalgia. If you can remember the May day in 1998 when the seven current members of the once-famous hacker collective sat in front of a U.S. Congressional committee and testified
- [John McAfee, Godfather of Antivirus Software](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/john-mcafee-godfather-of-antivirus-software/) - In an industry that sometimes seems to be filled with drab, mild-mannered, cookie-cutter crypto-geeks, a guy like John McAfee comes on like a Category 5 hurricane. Drugs, murder, prostitution, politics, and yoga swirl around the man who created the first commercial antivirus product and whose name still graces one of the largest cybersecurity companies in
- [Jeff Moss, Founder of 'Black Hat' and 'Defcon' Conferences](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/jeff-moss-founder-of-hacker-conferences/) - You wouldn’t really expect a guy with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice whose first IT security job was at buttoned-down accounting firm Ernst and Young to go by the nickname The Dark Tangent, but that’s Jeff Moss: a dedicated and avowed white hat security professional who nonetheless is most famous for founding the Black
- [Eugene Kaspersky, Software Engineer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/eugene-kaspersky-software-engineer/) - One day at work at the Soviet Ministry of Defense, software engineer Eugene Kaspersky watched the text on the screen of his computer fall apart. The orderly, regular lines across the screen were breaking into pieces, with letters and fragments falling down and landing in disorderly clumps along the bottom. He’d never seen anything like
- [Eric Corley (Code Name: Emmanuel Goldstein)](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/eric-corley-code-name-emmanuel-goldstein/) - These days, you get your up-to-the minute scoops on new hacking techniques and trends in the community with your morning coffee as you sit down and surf the web. But in the early 1980s, it wasn’t that easy. If you were lucky, you might have a computer, modem, and the number to a bulletin board
- [Bruce Schneier, Legendary Cryptographer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/bruce-schneier-legendary-cryptographer/) - You might be surprised to learn that legendary cryptographer Bruce Schneier’s initial academic focus was in physics. But cybersecurity is a field that often repurposes extraordinary minds from other fields, and in the early 1980’s when he was going to college, there were few computer science programs to choose from and almost no educational resources
- [Insider Insights: The Myth of Enterprise Data Security](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/the-myth-of-enterprise-data-security/) - Chances are that digital information about you has already been exposed in systems with security flaws... and perhaps even stolen by hackers. In 2013 three billion people with Yahoo accounts potentially had their data compromised… In 2015 the federal agency in charge of hiring and staffing our nation’s government – the US Office of Personnel
- [It Takes More Than Technical Skills to Make a Name For Yourself in the Cybersecurity Field](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/it-takes-more-than-technical-skills-to-make-a-name-for-yourself-in-the-cybersecurity-field/) - As the well worn stereotype goes, every great cyber security professional was coding by age 10… jailbreaking smartphones in high school… and getting their lulz pulling off practical joke hacks from the safety of a college dorm room. True as some of this might be of the legendary Kevin Mitnick – known first as the
- [Insider Insights: In Cybersecurity, Experience Is Just as Valuable as Education](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/in-cybersecurity-experience-is-just-as-valuable-as-education/) - The market intelligence firm Cybersecurity Ventures reports that cyber crime damages will cost the world $6 trillion annually by the year 2021. Every year we hear about a record hack that’s taken place with record amounts of private data being compromised. Add to this the fact that the Internet of Things - whether it's smart networks
- [How Cybercriminals are Leveraging the Growing Popularity of Cryptocurrencies](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/how-cybercriminals-are-leveraging-the-growing-popularity-of-cryptocurrencies/) - Just three well known breeches in recent years resulted in the personal data of 247 million Americans being made available for the taking … Equifax breach in 2017 – 145.5 million Americans exposed Federal Office of Personnel Management breach in 2015 – 22 million Americans exposed Anthem Insurance hack in 2015 – 80 million Americans
- [Kevin Hawkins: SQL Database Administrator and Information Technology Professor](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kevin-hawkins-sql-database-administrator-and-information-technology-professor/) - Kevin Hawkins earned his bachelor’s in computer science and his MS in IT Management, in addition to the several competency certificates he holds. Kevin has worked as an IT and network management adjunct faculty professor for nine years. He also has 12 years of professional experience as an SQL server database administrator, with 11 of
- [Erich Kron Interview](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/erich-kron-interview/) - Veteran cyber security professional Erich Kron works with KnowBe4, a company that is owned in part by legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick, who also serves as KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer. KnowBe4 is a cyber security awareness company that offers a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform to private and public-sector companies. It trains employees how
- [Unbeatable Combo: Degree, Certification and Street Cred](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/unbeatable-combo-degree-certification-and-street-cred/) - Meet Erich Kron, one of the hottest commodities on the security awareness speaking circuit today. With over 20 years of experience, Kron’s done it all: He currently works side by side with the infamous Kevin Mitnick for the firm KnowBe4, an enterprise partly owned by Mitnick himself. Before revolving into the private sector, Kron worked
- [Software Development](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/software-development/) - Microsoft Corporation, by any measure, is one of the largest generators of computer code on the planet. Even today, with the decline of desktop computing and the rise of LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL Perl/PHP/Python)-based cloud computing, the company maintains a desktop market share approaching 90 percent and runs almost a third of the servers on
- [Social Media](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/social-media/) - On June 7, 2016, followers of the NFL’s Twitter feed were surprised when they read the announcement … We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Robert Goodell, has passed away. He was 57. #RIP As it turns out, Goodell was actually in good health and preparing to oversee another football season. The culprit
- [Retail](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/retail/) - In early December of 2013, internal analysts at the retail giant detected evidence of an intrusion into the company-wide Point of Sale (POS) system. The massive, networked system that controlled every single register at every single store had been compromised by a Windows-based memory scraper dubbed “Reedum” capable of capturing and retransmitting every card transaction
- [Network Architecture](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/network-architecture/) - Network architecture exists at the odd juncture between physical and virtual infrastructure, requiring interfaces and adaption on both sides. Consequently, information security specialists working in architecture have to incorporate knowledge of both physical and electronic security in their analysis and designs. This has spawned an entirely new class of cybersecurity jobs that includes network security
- [Healthcare](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/healthcare/) - In the fall of 2014, cybersecurity consultants from TrapX security began to install software in more than 60 hospitals around the U.S. The software was designed to mimic the signature of medical devices: the heart monitors, insulin pumps, CT scanners, and other machinery vital to monitoring and maintaining patients in the hospital. Its purpose was
- [Government](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/government/) - The government is a big, juicy, slow moving target for hackers. No other body has the clout to collect so much private, sensitive information on individuals. Criminal records Tax filings Birth records Surveillance data Together and separately, municipal, state and federal government represents a treasure trove for identity thieves and fraud artists. And all this
- [Governance and Risk Management](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/governance-and-risk-management/) - There is a strong and growing emphasis on IT governance in American corporations, and cybersecurity and risk assessment has been a major factor in that trend. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) enjoy new clout in governance meetings, and boards often interact with them directly now. As with many aspects of
- [Finance](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/finance/) - Over two days in the winter of 2013, in 27 different countries, an international crime ring stole more than $45 million from two different banks without ever stepping foot inside a branch. In a tightly coordinated effort, a small team of hackers penetrated the bank systems and artificially raised the withdrawal limit on prepaid debit
- [eCommerce](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ecommerce/) - Online commerce is a massive business and only growing larger. With more than half of American consumers now regularly shopping online, Forrester Research expects that online sales in the U.S. will top $355 billion in 2016. Even so, that number represents only around 7 percent of all retail sales, leaving huge room for growth in
- [Cryptography](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cryptography/) - When Apple and the FBI got into it in early 2016 over the company’s refusal to decrypt an iPhone that belonged to one of the two terrorists involved in the San Bernardino massacre, the media coverage opened a small window into the world of cybersecurity that most consumers rarely see into. While sending important business
- [Counterterrorism](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/counterterrorism/) - About an hour after midnight on a lonely stretch of road outside of San Jose, an unknown number of attackers came quietly and calmly through the dark to shut down Silicon Valley. Their first step was to break into an underground AT&T fiber optic nexus and cut the telecommunications lines passing through… shredding them, so
- [Corporate Espionage Prevention](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/corporate-espionage-prevention/) - The winds come from the northwest on the high plateau of the Gobi Desert at speeds up to 90 miles per hour, day in and day out. For millennia, the vast tracts of the desert remained featureless– till now. In recent years, the desert has been sprouting strange structures—massive windmills, more at home in a
- [Communications](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/communications/) - Gene Spafford, recent inductee to the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame, has said that the best way to secure a computer server is to disconnect every wire leading to it and cast it into a block of concrete stored in a lead room surrounded by armed guards. While perfectly safe, this technique also renders the server
- [Cloud Services](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cloud-services/) - Amazon likes to play it cagey about exactly how big its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division is, but every once in a while they just can’t stop themselves from dropping some astounding fact or figure: Like the 762 billion objects stored on their servers … or the fact that every single day the company adds
- [Business Continuity](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/business-continuity/) - The distinction between cybersecurity and business continuity planning is a subtle one. In today’s threat-filled online environment, a security breach is just as much a potential disaster as a natural disaster, and probably a more likely one. Strong information security results in stable networks and reliable operations— a goal that is identical to continuity and
- [Accounting](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/accounting/) - In 2013, some 900 Connecticut residents in Fairfield County found out the hard way that even a small town accounting firm can be a prime target for hackers when their tax returns were stolen directly from the firm’s computers. The hacker selected returns that had been completed but not yet filed, altered certain details, then
- [Access Control](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/access-control/) - You can make a strong argument that the entire field of cybersecurity rests almost completely on identity verification and access control. Without those two functions, almost no other security technique matters. Every other element of security depends on the system identifying the user and validating their permissions to various objects. Access control topologies in information
- [The Cybersecurity Team Process](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/the-cybersecurity-team-process/) - No information system can be completely secure without a team of people with various talents and specialized knowledge working in concert to keep it safe. IT security is all about depth of layers and diversity of knowledge. Having players in multiple roles with various sorts of expertise on one cybersecurity team prevents groupthink and blindspots,
- [A Brief History of Hacker Culture](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/a-brief-history-of-hacker-culture/) - The annual Harvard-Yale football game doesn’t really excite many college football fans, played as it is between two schools known more for intellectual than athletic prowess. So on November 30, 1982, during the 2nd quarter of the 99th meeting of the two teams, it was largely students and alumni of those two Ivy League colleges
- [DHS/NSA CAE-CD Schools by State](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/dhs-and-nsa-cae-cd-designated-schools-by-state/) - The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) program as a way to recognize and grant designations to schools that offer rigorous degree programs in information security. Through this jointly sponsored program, the NSA and DHS work together to promote
- [Salaries](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/salaries/) - Growing at a rate that is outpacing all other areas of IT, cybersecurity has emerged as the high-growth field of 2017, and possibly of the entire decade. Between 2012 and 2017, postings for cybersecurity jobs increased by 75 percent according to analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All signs point to a
- [K-12 Cybersecurity Education Guide](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/k-12-cybersecurity-education-guide/) - Cybersecurity is an exciting career field for K-12 students to consider entering after graduation. Because there is a lack of skilled and trained workers to fill the many available cybersecurity jobs, cybersecurity education and training is being started in the K-12 educational years, encouraging students to think about joining the field. Additionally, cybersecurity skills and
- [Cybersecurity and Math Guide](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-and-math-guide/) - How do cybersecurity and mathematics work together? While cybersecurity is typically seen as a computer science, it is very dependent on mathematics, at its foundation. A thorough understanding of higher mathematics and the binary code is vital to being successful in a cybersecurity career. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to be a math
- [Cybersecurity Jobs Guide](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-jobs-guide/) - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has noted that the workforce skills gap is the most pronounced in the field of cybersecurity. Furthermore, Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that by 2021, there will be 3.5 million open cybersecurity jobs around the world, up from just one million such positions in 2014. The group notes
- [Guide to Cybersecurity Internships](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/guide-to-cybersecurity-internships/) - Whether you are pursuing undergraduate or graduate cybersecurity studies, cybersecurity internships can provide you with valuable experience in the field. Internships offer a great way to gain valuable experience necessary in order to land your first professional cybersecurity job. Internships in cybersecurity are temporary and may be paid or unpaid. They are designed to give
- [Network Security Consultant](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/network-security-consultant/) - A single server, or a simple network with only a handful of connections—the only sort of network that existed prior to the 1980s—is relatively easy to secure. Once the network expands to include non-trivial topologies, with multiple interconnections that are neither completely regular nor completely random, the complexity increases dramatically. With that complexity comes vulnerability.
- [Network Security Architect](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/network-security-architect/) - Users log in to networked systems every day for work and play, romping through corporate networks and across the Internet freely, slotting in a username and password from time to time but otherwise with very little consideration for the complex array of hardware, software, and logic that enables their activities. The network is a tool
- [Infosec Specialist](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/infosec-specialist/) - The threat information came from the most unlikely of sources: laptops, still begrimed with the dust of the caves in Afghanistan they had been recovered from. The hardware came in on an overnight flight and was delivered straight from the Special Forces operatives that recovered it and into the hands of CIA and NSA analysts
- [Auditor](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/auditor/) - Cybersecurity audits uncover vulnerabilities and gaps in corporate security policies and systems that hackers would otherwise, inevitably exploit. According to a 2013 article in InfoWorld magazine, more than 80 percent of known security vulnerabilities have patches available on the day they are announced. And a 2015 Verizon research report found that almost 97 percent of
- [Information Security Administrator](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/information-security-administrator/) - When the media talks about big security breaches that have occurred at major businesses and government agencies today, what they are almost always really talking about is a database breach. Almost every major website, app, or system that the average user accesses in the normal course of work or entertainment is powered by a database.
- [Penetration Tester (Ethical Hacker)](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ethical-hacker/) - The manufacturing company’s employees went to work every day under the watchful, protective eye of the security cameras placed throughout their offices. Most staff didn’t even know they were there. Unobtrusive black orbs secreted in corners, they were installed to protect the office after hours, a standard precaution to guard against thieves and vandals. But
- [Cloud Security Administrator](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cloud-security-administrator/) - The largest outage in the history of the cloud started with a routine bit of overnight maintenance. Technicians at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Northern Virginia, the primary hosting point for data and services in the massive U.S. East Region availability zone (known as US-EAST-1), had planned to upgrade the capacity in
- [IT Security Engineer](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/it-security-engineer/) - It was a ghost in the machine that first caught the attention of operators at the water utility– its location undisclosed for security reasons. Without command, valves began opening and closing, processing glitches were identified, and chemical treatments inconsistent with standard protocols were occurring in the utility’s treatment facilities. Although no customers had been endangered,
- [Cyberintelligence Analyst](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cyberintelligence-analyst/) - The most famous IT security analyst in history might have been a moonlighting astronomer. In 1986, an unemployed astronomer named Clifford Stoll who happened to know a little bit about Unix system administration got a gig running the computer systems at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (LBL). His first task in his new job was to track
- [Assessment and Penetration Testing](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/assessment-and-penetration-testing/) - The hacker gained access to the Fortune 500 financial services firm through an old, half-forgotten Siemens-Rolm PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephony management system. System administrators at the company had diligently changed the administrative account password, but they either had forgotten or never knew about the factory-installed field technician account on the machine. That password was
- [Education](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/education/) - At around 3 a.m. Eastern Time, on a chilly Saturday in January of 2003, computers around the world running Microsoft’s popular SQL Server software started to crash. Worse, the networks they were on were flooded with spurious traffic, causing other services to fail and other computers to go down, all of it happening at breakneck
- [Home](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/home/) - The near endless number of applications available through wireless networks accessible from terminals and mobile devices anywhere in the world has certainly improved our lives– but it has also increased our vulnerability to cybercrime. When information systems are compromised, it not only disrupts business transactions and inconveniences our lives in countless ways, it has the potential to put our financial system at risk and even jeopardize national
- [Careers](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/careers/) - Technology has come a long way in protecting sensitive data, but technology alone isn’t enough. Skilled cybersecurity teams make all the difference when it comes to separating organizations on top of their cybersecurity game from those vulnerable to intrusion. A 2015 report from Cisco Systems on the state of the current job market for cybersecurity
- [School Listing](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/school-listing/)
- [Cybersecurity Jobs](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-jobs/) - The first and perhaps most important thing to know about cybersecurity jobs is there is a growing number of them throughout the world. The demand is high and there is an immediate need to add new members to this profession. That has also kicked up the types of training available to help individuals enter into
- [Top Cybersecurity Bootcamps](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/top-cybersecurity-bootcamps/) - Top 20 Cybersecurity Bootcamp Programs Cybersecurity boot camps are a way to fast track a career into the exciting world of IT security. There is a wide array of positions that can be attained after completing a cybersecurity boot camp. This type of training is frequently being used as a fast and affordable way to
- [Minnesota Bachelor's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/minnesota-bachelors/) - The state of Minnesota is home to 16 companies listed on Fortune 500. All of the Fortune 500 companies account for over $12.8 trillion in revenue to the United States, or more than two-thirds of the country’s gross domestic product. They also employ over 28 million people. The companies in Minnesota that made this year’s
- [Top Online Master's in IT Programs](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/top-online-cybersecurity-information-technology-programs/) - The field of Information Technology is now relevant in all sectors. Most businesses rely a great deal on their IT teams for a myriad of services. In fact, the difference between a good and bad IT team of specialists could determine success or failure for a business. And with the IT field continuing to grow,
- [Top 30 Cybersecurity Certificate Programs](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/top-30-cybersecurity-certificate-programs/) - Top (30) Online Certificate Programs Cybersecurity continues to develop as it is a field that is continually being updated. Innovation and state of the art technology are at the core of this field and it has also become a necessary part of our everyday lives. It has also created an entirely new industry that is
- [Top Online Cybersecurity Bachelor's Programs](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/top-online-cybersecurity-bachelors-programs/) - Cybersecurity is a relatively new and developing major as the field continues to evolve. That is one of the most exciting aspects as cybersecurity is always innovative and cutting edge. That is why it is imperative for cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programs to stay up to date with the latest industry developments. Attaining A Bachelor’s Degree
- [Top Online Bachelor’s In IT](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/top-online-bachelors-in-it/) - The Information Technology field is growing by the day and that has led to an increased demand for workers in this industry. However, it is an industry that prioritizes a bachelor’s degree. Companies of all types employ IT, specialists, as they have become a necessity in just about every modern business. A Bachelor’s Degree in
- [Cybersecurity Scholarships](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybersecurity-scholarships/) - What Scholarships Are Available for Cybersecurity Students? TABLE OF CONTENTS What it Typically Takes to Qualify for a Scholarship Best Bets For Cybersecurity Scholarships CyberSecurity Scholarships by State Non-state-based CyberSecurity Scholarships Information security was a field originally created on the fly. The great grandparents of cybersecurity were scruffy nerds coming from backgrounds in physics or
- [What Is The PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard)?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/what-is-the-ptes-penetration-testing-execution-standard/) - Penetration testing requires a special mindset and typically attracts some of the best and brightest in the world of cybersecurity. There are many useful certifications designed to help teach penetration testing, including: EC-Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) C)PEH Certified Professional Ethical Hacker Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) GIAC Web Application Penetration Test (GWAPT)
- [Certification](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/certification/) - The Top Cybersecurity Certifications Employers Look For TABLE OF CONTENTS Our Pick for the Best Certifications at Different Stages of Your Career Our Pick for the Best Certifications By Specialty Our Take on the Top Cybsecurity Certification Based on Salary and Demand Other Analyses on the Best Cybersecurity Certifications to Hold The Most Recognized Cybersecurity
- [Understanding Cybercrime Laws and the Risks to Security Professionals](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/understanding-cybercrime-laws-and-the-risks-to-security-professionals/) - It’s often said that the best cops would also make pretty good robbers, and vice versa. The same is true of cybersecurity professionals. If you have the skills and the mindset of a hacker, you can use those on either side of the law with great success. In fact, some people do, or have at
- [What Is Aaron’s Law?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/what-is-aarons-law/) - Though blocked before becoming law, the Aaron’s Law Act helped show that there is widespread support in the IT community and considerable support in legislature for laws that would protect individuals from potential abuses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). If you work in cybersecurity then you need to be familiar with the
- [What Is The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/what-is-the-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act/) - The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986,, enacted into law today as United States Code Title 18 Section 1030, is the primary federal law governing cybercrime in the United States today. It has been used in such famous cases as the Morris Worm and in the prosecution of notorious TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez. When black
- [Cliff Stoll vs. Markus Hess](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cliff-stoll-vs-markus-hess/) - Cybersecurity can become strangely personal at times. Two people who have never met, locked in an intense battle of wits, dueling online for the control of systems, or to simply suss out the other’s identity. Fictional accounts can hardly begin to reveal what it’s really like going up against cybercriminals. Every nefarious motive in the
- [CyberCorps](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/cybercorps/) - Everything You Need to Know About Getting a CyberCorps SFS Scholarship It may sound like the secret agency at the center of the plot of next summer’s big sci-fi blockbuster, but CyberCorps is as real as it gets. It’s no secret, either: Uncle Sam wants you to study information assurance for your country, and he’s
- [Alabama Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/alabama/alabama-salary/) - Cybersecurity is such big business in Alabama that the state’s Department of Commerce identifies it as high growth, naming seven different state government agencies that conduct ongoing cybersecurity research in addition to 10 private sector cybersecurity startups. Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery are all on the map for their cybersecurity efforts and have been identified as
- [NSA](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nsa/) - In 2010, antivirus software companies around the world were puzzled when they detected a new worm in the wild. Although the worm freely and easily infected Windows operating systems, it appeared to do nothing else. Symantec analysts dubbed it “W32.Stuxnet.” Whoever wrote the worm went to a lot of trouble to put it together. They
- [Secret Service](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/secret-service/) - It was an NYPD plainclothes officer that busted him, and it was just bad luck; the detective was looking for car thieves, not credit card fraudsters. Unfortunately for Albert Gonzalez, he just happened to give off the wrong kind of suspicious vibe that night as he was cashing out. Of course, anyone would look suspicious
- [IRS](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/irs/) - In the wake of recent security breaches, the Obama administration’s 2015 budget proposal included a request for a 72 percent increase in the IRS's cybersecurity budget, totaling nearly $250 million. As the agency looks to restore its reputation and fulfill its mission after a lot of bumbling and bad press in recent years, the agency
- [FBI](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/fbi/) - The agents gathered early in the FBI’s Special Operations Center in New York City on a chilly spring day in May of 2014. More than a dozen of them crowded around monitors and keyboards, the tension palpable as they pulled up both private websites and secure interagency communications links, connecting them to countries around the
- [DHS](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/dhs/) - A few days before Thanksgiving in 2014, a former employee with Sony Pictures received a screenshot from a friend still working there. It showed the friend’s desktop work computer screen, emblazoned with a grinning skeleton and a wall of braggadocio and links from someone claiming to have hacked into the Sony system and downloaded secret
- [Department of Defense](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/department-of-defense/) - The Department of Defense has a natural and longstanding concern when it comes to all matters related to security, but despite having had a hand in the origins of the Internet, only recently has the Pentagon dedicated a separate command structure to cybsercurity. United States Cyber Command was established as an operational unit on October
- [MOOC's](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/moocs/) - Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are the future of online education. Virtual classrooms that mimic many of the elements of traditional college classes, MOOCs also incorporate the unique advantages that come from virtually unlimited online storage, collaboration, and streaming bandwidth. Both colleges and private corporations have been flooding the MOOC space over the past decade.
- [Obtaining Security Clearance](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/obtaining-security-clearance/) - IT staff with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DoD), among other federal regulatory, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, all deal extensively with highly classified data. This is particularly true of cybersecurity admins, analysts, auditors, architects and others. All
- [Wyoming Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wyoming/wyoming-salary/) - Wyoming’s efforts to create a robust cybersecurity industry have paid off, since the state had the 3rd highest rate of increase in the country in the number of jobs listed for cybersecurity experts between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Buring Glass Technologies. The number of job postings for cybersecurity engineers, analysts,
- [Alaska Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/alaska/alaska-salary/) - Alaska’s information security industry generated 556 jobs for cybersecurity auditors, architects, analysts, engineers, and administrators between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Forbes described a critical shortage of cybersecurity experts in the US and stated that more than 209,000 jobs in this field remained unfilled as of 2015. The
- [Arkansas Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arkansas/arkansas-salary/) - Arkansas offers a variety of high-paying jobs for cybersecuriy experts between private industry in the state and two high-profile federal research initiatives taking place at state universities. For instance, cybersecurity and mobile app company Metova, Inc. announced three expansions in Arkansas in 2015. Metova opened offices in Conway in January 2015 expecting to create more
- [Arizona Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/arizona/arizona-salary/) - Cybersecurity plays such a prominent role in Arizona’s business climate that the Phoenix area is becoming known as “Cyber Security Valley” thanks to the efforts of prominent local businessmen Ori Eisen, the founder of 41st Parameter, Richard Davis of Artis International, and Vincent Liu of Bishop Fox. As a hotbed of the high-paying private sector
- [California Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/california/california-salary/) - With high-tech industrial hubs in the Bay Area, SoCal, and San Diego, California is home to some 750,000 people working in the tech sector according to the California State University system. This means cybersecurity is big business in California, offering the right people opportunities for the kind of starting salaries not seen in many other fields. The public sector is also a
- [Colorado Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/colorado/colorado-salary/) - The Washington Bureau featured Colorado’s high profile and high paying cybersecurity industry in 2016 when Governor John Hickenloper spoke about it at DC’s Wilson Center. Built in Colorado highlighted key players in the state’s cybersecurity industry as of May 2016: ProtectWise – Denver LogRhythm – Boulder Webroot – Broomfield Absio – Highland Ranch Red Canary
- [District of Columbia Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/district-of-columbia/district-of-columbia-salary/) - In its Cybersecurity Jobs Report 2015, Burning Glass Technologies reported that DC boasted the highest number of cybersecurity job postings of any city in the country between 2010 and 2014. The number of available cybersecurity jobs in DC totaled more than 27,000 during this period. Burning Glass Technologies also reported a 30% increase in the
- [Connecticut Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/connecticut/connecticut-salary/) - A 2015 article in the Yale Daily News described how Connecticut is seeking to become a leader in the $210 billion cybersecurity industry. According to a detailed analysis by Burning Glass Technologies, the number of cybersecurity positions advertised in Connecticut grew by 98% between 2010 and 2014. With demand strong for cybersecurity experts with advanced
- [Delaware Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/delaware/delaware-salary/) - The workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies reported that the number of jobs available for cybersecurity experts in Delaware increased by 92% between 2010 and 2014. This company also reported that the concentration of cybersecurity professionals in Delaware on a population basis exceeded the national average by 67% in 2015. With cybersecurity experts in high
- [Florida Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/florida/florida-salary/) - The number of cybersecurity job postings in Miami grew so quickly between 2010 and 2014 that tech industry strategic intelligence firm Burning Glass Technologies ranked the city as having the 6th highest job growth rate in the nation for this sector. In Florida overall, the number of cybersecurity related job postings grew by 135% during this
- [Georgia Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/georgia/georgia-salary/) - Job postings for cybersecurity experts increased by more than 120% in Atlanta – and Georgia overall – between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. A total of 6,604 cybersecurity positions became available in Atlanta during this time frame—the 8th highest of any city in the country. Positions for cybersecurity
- [Hawaii Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/hawaii/hawaii-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity experts in Hawaii grew by 39% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. In its 2015 Cybersecurity Jobs Report, Burning Glass reported that the concentration of cybersecurity job listings in Hawaii was 31% higher on a per capita basis than the nationwide
- [Idaho Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/idaho/idaho-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity experts in Idaho exploded between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. The firm reported that the number of listings increased 2.6-fold during this time period—the highest level of growth of any state in the country. Burning Glass Technologies also reported that cybersecurity
- [Illinois Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/illinois/illinois-salary/) - Illinois ranked as the 5th highest state in the country in the number of job postings for cybersecurity specialists between 2010 and 2014 according to Burning Glass Technologies. More than 11,000 jobs were advertised during this period—84% of them in Chicago. In addition, the level of cybersecurity analyst job growth in Chicago exceeded 160% between
- [Iowa Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/iowa/iowa-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity positions in Iowa increased by 158% between 2010 and 2014 according to tech industry job market research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Nearly 2,000 cybersecurity jobs were offered during this time frame. In addition to being difficult to fill, cybersecurity positions pay 9% more than the average for the
- [Indiana Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/indiana/indiana-salary/) - With cybersecurity jobs notoriously difficult to fill, tech industry job market research firm Burning Glass Technologies reported that 2,347 listings were posted for cybersecurity experts in Indiana between 2010 and 2014. The number of cybersecurity job listings in Indiana over this period increased by 163%. Cybersecurity positions pay 9% more than other types of IT
- [Kansas Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kansas/kansas-salary/) - The demand for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, architects, engineers and administrators in Kansas is so great that the number of job listings in this field increased by 168% between 2010 and 2014 according to tech industry job market research firm, Burning Glass Technologies. And job growth isn’t the only thing that’s big when it comes to
- [Kentucky Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/kentucky/kentucky-salary/) - The demand for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, engineers, architects, and administrators in Kentucky more than doubled between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech industry job market research firm Burning Glass Technologies. The difficulty of filling vacant cybersecurity positions helps to ensure high salaries, with Burning Glass Technologies reporting that the average cybersecurity salary was 9%
- [Louisiana Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/louisiana/louisiana-salary/) - The number of jobs listed for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, engineers, architects, and administrators in Louisiana increased 2.75-fold between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. Such a high level of demand has created a shortage of skilled cybersecurity experts, and with this demand comes high salaries for these professionals. The
- [Massachusetts Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/massachusetts/massachusetts-salary/) - In 2013, the Boston Globe reported that the cybersecurity sector in Massachusetts is second only to that of Silicon Valley because of its concentration of security professionals and academics that focus on this specialty. One of the biggest challenges facing the cybersecurity market is a “lack of sufficiently skilled people” according to Arthur W. Coviello
- [Maryland Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maryland/maryland-salary/) - The Maryland Department of Commerce claims that the state “is the epicenter for cybersecurity” on its IT and cybersecurity web page. Figures from the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies bear this out. Maryland boasted the second highest concentration of cybersecurity experts in the country on a per capita basis as of 2014. In fact,
- [Michigan Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/michigan/michigan-salary/) - Michigan has been a leader in cybersecurity since Governor Rick Snyder launched the Michigan Cyber Initiative in 2011. The number of jobs advertised for cybersecurity analysts, engineers, auditors, architects, and administrators in Michigan increased by 117% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. With the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- [Minnesota Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/minnesota/minnesota-salary/) - Stakeholders in Minnesota are building a cybersecurity cluster by developing cybersecurity business models for companies. Thus, it is not surprising that the number of job listings for cybersecurity analysts, architects, engineers, auditors, and administrators in the state grew by 98% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. These types
- [Missouri Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/missouri/missouri-salary/) - The number of cybersecurity jobs postings in Missouri grew by 88% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies, and those with impressive credentials and the most experience are raking it in. In fact, in a 2014 article the St. Louis Business Journal described salaries for cybersecurity analysts, engineers, auditors,
- [Nebraska Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nebraska/nebraska-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity engineers, analysts, architects, auditors, and administrators in Nebraska increased by 68% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. Still, the field suffers from “a severe talent shortage” according to Omaha-based cybersecurity company Solutionary’s HR Director, Arlin Halstead, in an announcement on the
- [New Hampshire Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-hampshire/new-hampshire-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity auditors, engineers, architects, analysts, and administrators in New Hampshire’s public and private sector grew by 134% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. As demand grows for qualified cybersecurity experts, so too do the salaries they are offered. This has resulted in
- [New Jersey Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-jersey/new-jersey-salary/) - New Jersey boasted the 9th largest number of job postings for cybersecurity architects, analysts, auditors, engineers, and administrators in the country between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. In addition, the concentration of cybersecurity experts per capita in New Jersey exceeds the national average by 21%. The number of
- [Nevada Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/nevada/nevada-salary/) - With Nevada increasingly becoming a prized site for IT and cybersecurity companies, the number of job postings for cybersecurity architects, auditors, engineers, analysts, and administrators grew by 89% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. The demand for cybersecurity experts frequently outstrips supply, resulting in high starting salary offers
- [North Carolina Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-carolina/north-carolina-salary/) - North Carolina ranked 12th in the nation for the number of job postings for cybersecurity analysts, engineers, auditors, architects, and administrators between 2010 and 2014. In addition, the job growth rate in North Carolina for these professions exceeded 125% during this time frame. Demand for cybersecurity experts exceeds supply, and the White House cites estimates that the
- [New Mexico Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-mexico/new-mexico-salary/) - The number of positions for cybersecurity architects, auditors, engineers, analysts, and administrators in New Mexico increased by 119% between 2010 and 2014 according to the tech staffing firm Burning Glass Technologies. Since then, the state’s cybersecurity expanded even further. The high level of demand for cybersecurity experts in New Mexico helps to raise the bar
- [New York Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/new-york/new-york-salary/) - Describing cybersecurity as “one of the fastest growing industries” in the state in a 2015 press release, Acting Commissioner of the New York Department of Labor, Mario J. Musolino, also stated that “there are growing needs to fill jobs” in this field. Data from the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies bears this out. Between 2010 and
- [Ohio Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/ohio/ohio-salary/) - Columbus experienced dramatic growth in the number of job postings for cybersecurity engineers, analysts, architects, auditors, and administrators between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. With a growth rate of 178%, Columbus was second only to Austin in the volume of cybersecurity jobs available during that time frame. Overall,
- [Oklahoma Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oklahoma/oklahoma-salary/) - Oklahoma Cyber Command states that “cybersecurity is a growing field” in the state. In fact, the number of jobs posted for cybersecurity engineers, analysts, architects, auditors, and administrators in the state nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. The shortage of experienced cybersecurity professionals results in high
- [Oregon Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/oregon/oregon-salary/) - Portland experienced the 4th highest level of growth in the number of cybersecurity job postings of any city in the country between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Job listings for cybersecurity analysts, engineers, auditors, architects, and administrators in the Portland area increased by 175% during this time frame. A 2015 UPI.com
- [Pennsylvania Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-salary/) - Pennsylvania ranked 14th for the total number of job postings for cybersecurity engineers, architects, auditors, analysts, and administrators between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Data from the Philadelphia-based staffing firm Yoh Services, LLC also identified a significant uptick in cybersecurity job postings. The company filled 58 jobs for
- [Maine Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/maine/maine-salary/) - The level of growth in the number of Maine’s postings of jobs for cybersecurity specialists ranked the 5th highest in the country between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. This growth rate exceeded 200%. Such a high rate of growth indicates the critical need for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, architects,
- [Rhode Island Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/rhode-island/rhode-island-salary/) - The concentration of demand for cybersecurity experts in Rhode Islands exceeds 150% of the national average according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. The number of job postings for cybersecurity architects, engineers, auditors, analysts, and administrators in the state increased 134% between 2010 and 2014. The high level of demand for cybersecurity experts
- [South Carolina Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-carolina/south-carolina-salary/) - Cybersecurity became a critical issue to many residents of South Carolina when a hacker stole the social security numbers of 5.7 million individual taxpayers from Revenue Department computers in 2012. The combination of this cyberattack on the state government and the high concentration of businesses in South Carolina that engage in rigorous cybersecurity helped to
- [Tennessee Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/tennessee/tennessee-salary/) - With the increased number of cyber breaches around the world, government agencies, businesses, and purveyors of critical infrastructure place a strong emphasis on cyberprotection. In Tennessee, the number of job postings for cybersecurity architects, engineers, auditors, analysts, and administrators in Tennessee increased nearly 100% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning
- [Texas Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/texas/texas-salary/) - The workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies reported that Texas had the 3rd highest number of total job postings for cybersecurity experts in the country between 2010 and 2014. Austin’s status as one of the country’s high-tech hubs makes it particularly favorable for cybersecurity experts. Such high levels of demand create a “talent shortage,” driving up
- [Utah Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/utah/utah-salary/) - The number of job postings for Utah’s cybersecurity engineers, auditors, analysts, architects, and administrators increased by 146% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. With the increasing demand for cybersecurity experts and the difficulty of filling positions, this firm reports that the average cybersecurity salary exceeds that of other
- [Virginia Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/virginia/virginia-salary/) - Virginia boasts the highest concentration of cybersecurity experts in the country according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. These professionals totaled 67,850 according to a Virginia Employment Commission cybersecurity report from 2016. Despite the high concentrations of cybersecurity experts in Virginia, demand for these specialists remains extremely high. The Virginia Employment Commission reported
- [Wisconsin Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/wisconsin/wisconsin-salary/) - With cyberattacks an issue for organizations ranging from government agencies to small businesses, the demand for cybersecurity experts continues unabated. In Wisconsin, the number of jobs postings for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, architects, engineers, and administrators increased by 139% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. The demand for cybersecurity
- [Mississippi Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/mississippi/mississippi-salary/) - Mississippi experienced robust growth in the number of job postings for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, engineers, architects, and administrators between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. This firm reported the level of growth to be 161%. The CISO of Mississippi, Jay White, stated that “finding skilled cybersecurity professionals is a
- [Montana Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/montana/montana-salary/) - With the emergence of Montana as a cybersecurity hub, the number of jobs posted for cybersecurity engineers, architects, analysts, auditors, and administrators in the state increased by 189% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. As cybersecurity becomes a critical issue for businesses and government agencies alike, demand for
- [North Dakota Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/north-dakota/north-dakota-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity engineers, architects, analysts, auditors, and administrators in North Dakota increased dramatically between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. This firm reported a growth rate of 341%–by far the highest in the country during that time frame. High levels of demand create a
- [South Dakota Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/south-dakota/south-dakota-salary/) - The number of job postings for cybersecurity experts such as architects, auditors, engineers, analysts, and administrators in South Dakota nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014 based on an analysis by the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Predictions suggest that the deficit of trained cybersecurity experts in the US will reach the millions in the
- [Vermont Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/vermont/vermont-salary/) - The number of jobs listed for cybersecurity architects, auditors, engineers, analysts, and administrators in Vermont increased by 168% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Companies, state and federal agencies, and think tanks seek highly trained cybersecurity experts in great numbers. Forbes reported how more than 209,000 cybersecurity jobs
- [Washington Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/washington/washington-salary/) - The number of jobs for cybersecurity analysts, auditors, architects, engineers, and administrators in Washington State increased by 94% between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. Even when Seattle Business Magazine forecasted in 2011 that cybersecurity was an emerging industry in the Puget Sound region, they didn't expect the unprecedented growth that's
- [West Virginia Salary](https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/west-virginia/west-virginia-salary/) - West Virginia boasts a number of factors that enhance its stature in the cybersecurity industry, and nearly 500 jobs for cybersecurity architects, auditors, engineers, analysts, and administrators were advertised in the state between 2010 and 2014 according to the workforce research firm Burning Glass Technologies. With a critical national and global shortage of cybersecurity experts,
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