Presentation on Cyber-focused workforce education programming offered by University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

1. Cybersecurity Programs
Aric Krause
Vice Provost & Dean
Graduate School

2. Curriculum Development
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Advice, Validation and Oversight:
– Harry Raduege – Chairman, Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation and former Director,
Defense Information Systems Agency
– Mike McConnell – Senior Vice President of Booz Allen and former Director of National
Intelligence
– Marcus Sachs – Executive Director for National Security and Cyber Policy at Verizon
and former Director for Communication Infrastructure Protection in the White House
Office of Cyberspace Security
– John Stewart – Chief Security Officer, Cisco
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3. Undergraduate Programs
• Cybersecurity
• Computer networks and security
Focus on preparing practitioners with the
solid abilities demanded by industry.
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4. Career Paths
• MS Cybersecurity
– Chief security officer
– Cybersecurity manager or administrator
– Cybersecurity architect
– Cybersecurity operations analyst
– Cybersecurity engineer
– Secure software assurance engineer
– Cyber operations planner
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5. Career Paths
• MS Cybersecurity Policy
– Cyber policy analyst
– Cyber intelligence analyst
– Federal, state, and local government
manager
– Legislative aide
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6. Related Programs
• Information Assurance
• Digital Forensics/Cyber Investigation
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7. UMUC & Cyber
• First course offered in fall 2010
• Total Student Body: well over 1000 in
graduate, 3000 in undergraduate
• Student Commitment
• Career Oriented
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