Information Security Management
Data is growing exponentially in our tech-powered world. Businesses, governments and nonprofits are vulnerable to cyberthreats. They need you to protect their digital assets.
Our universal reliance on an array of information channels makes the task of securing them a worldwide priority. Our information assurance concentration will provide the foundation you need for a career in digital information security, working with experts to identify and reduce risks.
By completing the information assurance concentration, you will also earn an advanced graduate certificate.
Be Career Ready
- Develop a strong, interdisciplinary information assurance foundation
- Understand the technical, legal, socio-political and managerial issues of complex digital security issues
- Master the principles needed to ensure effective and secure networks, operating systems, software and hardware
- Develop skills in applied cryptography, critical infrastructure decision-making and object-oriented analysis and design
- Become a leader in detecting system vulnerabilities and protecting sensitive data
- Delve into digital forensics to gain skills in authenticating and analyzing digital evidence
- Acquire leadership competencies to lead a diverse, cross-functional information technology team
Curriculum
Review course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.
Scholarships for Information Assurance Students
UB graduate students are eligible to receive an award up to $34,000 through the CyberCorps: Scholarships for Service program funded by the National Science Foundation.
