Vision & Goals

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Mount Saint Mary College campus, spring May 3, 2017.

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Mount Saint Mary College spring time weather on May 2, 2019.

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Welcome to Mount Saint Mary Colleges’ Center for Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a global crisis. As cyber threats continues to increase, there is a need of skilled cybersecurity workforce. To address these needs, the Center for Cybersecurity at Mount Saint Mary College serves as a focal point for its cybersecurity curriculum and practice to generate skilled workforce who can defend nations critical cyber infrastructure. The Center for Cybersecurity is housed under college’s Division of Mathematics & Information Technology and will be supported by an external advisory board of local and national industry professionals, as well as faculty from the Mount and other institutions.

Vision

• Provide programs that commit to excellence in the field of Cyber Defense education at the undergraduate levels at Mount Saint Mary College.
• Provide the Nation with a pipeline of qualified students/workforce poised to become Cyber Defense professionals.

Goals

• Provide program guidance and oversight to the college’s Cybersecurity major and concentration
• Provide general cyber defense information to Mount Saint Mary College and external community at large.
• Provide collaboration and outreach opportunities among students, faculty, and other institutions.