If you’re looking for a great career that will combine your love of computers with the challenge of creative design and problem-solving, you might make a good computer engineer. To get started in this field, you need a college degree in a subject that includes a great deal of coursework in computers and in the […]
IMAGE SOURCE The captioned question expands to include other professions associated with computer security. Regardless of the title of the position, the profession is in high demand. Cybersecurity Ventures predict there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions by 2021. The cybersecurity jobs forecasts have been unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in […]
IMAGE SOURCE There are many categories to computer security. These include cyber security, information systems, and information assurance. This article will address some of the degrees in this field that offer the most expeditious means to complete. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology The Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Specialization prepares you to fill the skills […]
IMAGE SOURCE The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cyber as- of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks. This definition seems to have nothing in common with the first use of the prefix. The word first appeared in 1948 when an American mathematician, Norbert Weiner, published his book Cybernetics. The term cybernetics comes from the ancient […]
IMAGE SOURCE A cyber security engineer develops, implements, and upgrades security measures geared towards keeping hackers away. Working as a cyber security engineer is like being a master builder. Even though most of the groundwork will be in terms of firewall configurations and vulnerability scans, you will need a creative mind that adapts to different […]
IMAGE SOURCE Today, network security architects are indispensable members of enterprise architecture teams. While other architects worry about LAN (Local Area Network) cabling runs, router installations, and data storage requirements, network security architects spend their days heading off accidental or nefarious vulnerabilities with tools and techniques. They are responsible for meeting with other planners in […]
IMAGE SOURCE An ethical hacker (also known as a white hat hacker) is a security professional. Ethical hackers know how to find and exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses in various systems—just like a malicious hacker (or a black hat hacker). In fact, they both use the same skills. However, an ethical hacker uses those skills in […]
IMAGE SOURCE Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Many have incorrectly attributed this statement to the ancient Chinese sage Confucius. The earliest match located was published in the “Princeton Alumni Weekly” in 1982. This journal quoted a Professor of Philosophy named Arthur Szathmary as […]
IMAGE SOURCE In assessing the attractiveness of a degree, some of the criteria would be demand, great pay, diversification, and growth. Cybersecurity and jobs related to computer security issues meet all of these. Demand The demand for cyber security employees exceeds the supply. This is one of the most prominent reasons to pursue a degree […]
IMAGE SOURCE Computer forensics (also known as computer forensic science) is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to evidence found in computers and digital storage media. The goal of computer forensics is to examine digital media in a forensically sound manner with the aim of identifying, preserving, recovering, analyzing, and presenting facts and opinions about the digital information. […]
