Cybersecurity - MS

Virginia College's master's degree in Cybersecurity is designed to provide you with an in-depth study in IT Infrastructure Security. You will be exposed to and challenged by the most popular aspects of computer security, including cyber-law, cyber-terrorism, forensics, hardening the operating system, viral activity, and compliancy issues. As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared for employment positions involving the security management of a LAN, WLAN, and WAN environments, including our own nation's informational infrastructure.

As part of this exciting program, you will be presented with various simulations and live lab projects to examine the overall security administration and computer forensics of network security in fields such as information security, network administration, and firewall management. The program provides a strong foundation in cryptography, forensics, intrusion detection, and firewall devices. Additional areas of study include hardening among various operating systems, simulated and real-life experience through VPN connections, and security measures applied to perimeter network devices.

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About Virginia College

Virginia College, now in its third decade of providing quality career education, has a long and successful history of offering new direction to its students. The College has on-ground campuses in Birmingham, Huntsville; and Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; Jackson, and Biloxi, Mississippi; and Austin, Texas. The school also operates Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College in Birmingham, Virginia College Technical, in Pelham, Alabama, and Virginia College School of Construction near Birmingham, and the Golf Academy Schools with campuses in Honolulu, Hawaii; San Diego, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Orlando, Florida.

Virginia College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

Virginia College Online continues the tradition of giving lives new direction, fulfilling our mission statement to students wherever they live and offering the chance to pursue an online degree while maintaining commitments to work and family.

Virginia College Online offers seventeen Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's degree programs in Business, Paralegal, Health Care, IT, and Criminal Justice. These programs are available in an online environment that is flexible, convenient, and designed to meet the needs of today's busy, career-focused individuals.