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We live in a technology-driven world where everything relies on computers and the Internet. From communication (email, smartphones, tablets), entertainment (interactive video games, social media), shopping, transportation, to banking, credit cards and medical equipment. This means that every individual, business and government is at risk from cyber attacks, which can result in data breaches, financial losses, operational downtime and erode customer trust.

The threat landscape is constantly changing with thousands of new vulnerabilities reported each year. Opportunities for human error, especially negligent employees who unintentionally cause a breach, are also increasing. And the growth of AI technologies, OT systems, IoT devices and cloud environments are providing hackers with new attack vectors.

Michigan Tech students are developing next-generation cybersecurity skills to confront these risks. Students gain hands-on experience through the RedTeam, our cybersecurity student group that participates in national capture-the-flag competitions and other events. In addition, our accelerated Master’s program allows you to earn your master’s in one additional year of study after your bachelor’s.

Our students learn how to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats across a wide range of domains, including network, cloud, endpoint, application, data/information, identity and access management and critical infrastructure protection. Having a strong security strategy that includes vulnerability detection and mitigation, preventing unauthorized access, maintaining data confidentiality and integrity and ensuring availability is essential to keeping the global economy running smoothly. Security reviews, penetration testing and red team assessments help identify and mitigate vulnerabilities before an attacker gets in. Backing up data periodically helps increase redundancy and limit the impact of a breach.