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this year have leaked data from the FBI,
Homeland Security, the Internal Revenue
Service, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Verizon. These
attacks saw data loss that included information
on 2.2 million individuals, 167 million accounts,
and 6.5 million passwords! These kind of attacks
have created a high demand for cyber security
professionals and Southeast’s Cybersecurity
program has and continues to meet this
demand.
Southeast Missouri State University was one
of the first universities in Missouri to create a
Cybersecurity program. The program launched
back in 2011 with fifteen students, under the
direction of Dr. Vijay Anand. These students
graduated in May of 2014 and a large amount
of them were hired into industry positions
immediately. Dr. Anand has seen this program
grow throughout the years and is now educating
Cybersecurity has become
an issue that is not
only discussed among
technical professionals
but is now a mainstream
issue around the world.
Cyber-attacks appear in
the headlines of major
news stories and have
become a common topic
among friends and family.
This is because cyber-
attacks can and have
affected many people in
the United States. Some
of the major attacks that
have happened so far
over 140 students. He attributes this growth to
the public’s new found awareness of the topic,
the success of the students in competitions
like the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
(CCDC), and the industry’s demand almost
guaranteeing employment after graduation.
Southeast’s program has been successful in
educating its students to be industry ready by
graduation. The rate at which the students are
employed after graduation further attests to the
programs quality and viability. Students that
have graduated out of the program have been
employed by Pricewater House Coopers, Ameren,
Emerson, Charter, Dell Secure Works, Enterprise,
and more. These companies consistently come
back to hire out of Southeast’s program year
after year.
Southeast Missouri State’s
Cyber Security Program
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