Cybersecurity Studies and Capstone Project

Catalog description

The purpose of the Capstone Project is for the students to apply theoretical knowledge acquired during the Cybersecurity Studies program to a project involving actual data in a realistic setting. Students will work on an individual or group project on a topic of current interest in cybersecurity. During the project, students engage in the entire process of solving a real-world cybersecurity project, from collecting and processing actual data to applying suitable and appropriate analytic methods to the problem. Prerequisites: Senior Status, at least 6 credits of COSC coursework at the 200-level and above, 6 credits of IR security courses from the CSS major requirements, and grades of "C" or better in COSC 460 and IR 462.