As technology continues to play a fundamental role in our day-to-day lives, it’s critical to protect the technology that we use. Cybersecurity concerns the technologies, methods, and practices employed to protect the virtual and cyber physical world – including computers, mobile devices, databases, networks and programs – from infiltration and attack by unauthorized individuals and organizations. Cybersecurity careers allow individuals to help public and private organizations protect their information and assets from a broad range of cyberattacks.

The Cybersecurity Community is designed to keep students informed about relevant industry news and connect them with related opportunities.

What Is Cybersecurity? Learn About the 6 Most Effective Cybersecurity Prevention Measures

By 2025, the world will have almost 39 billion devices connected to the internet, with cybersecurity attacks happening every 39 seconds. This has huge implications for how we lead our daily lives. For example, Garmin, a multinational GPS navigation firm, …

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12 Mastercard Employees Earn New Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate

Program co-created by Washington University and Mastercard provides next-level education to address regional cybersecurity skills gap.

The Henry Edwin Sever Institute at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis will hold a graduation ceremony to recognize …

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Consider a Career in Cybersecurity

Although the increase in cyber attacks isn’t good news for any of us, there is a silver lining. There has never been a better time to consider a cyber security career.

Cyber security professionals, or information security analysts, have a …

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Nationally Competitive Industry Graduate Fellowships & Research Internships

Below is a list of competitive industry graduate fellowships and research internships for MS and PhD students. The majority have …