Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Minor
The minor will include tracks in critical application areas within the disciplines of health care, e-business, criminal justice, and information technology.
A Library of Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Modules
Modules will be designed as reusable learning objects that can be injected into the course with minimal instructor supervision.
Impact
Cybersecurity Faculty: Fellows at Towson University
The team also includes three faculty associates who will design curriculum and foster interest in cybersecurity in their respective disciplines.
Dr. Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Associate Professor, Healthcare Management Program
Brian J. Gorman, M.Sc., J.D.
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Dr. Barin Nag
Professor, E-Business and Technology Management
Increasing diversity to the cybersecurity workforce
Expanding cybersecurity education beyond computer science
Increasing the number of students who study cybersecurity.
Providing a much-needed cybersecurity mindset to future decision-makers and front-line workers.
Industry News:
Splash Application Page
SPLASH Application For Qualified High School, Rising Junior or Senior, Girls Summer 2018 application period is now open. The deadline for turning in applications is May 15th. The course in 2018 will run from June 25 – August 10, 2018. Download...
Cybersecurity General Education Seminar
Course Description Faculty Contact Information Course Objectives Course Prerequisites Course Attendance and Participation Policy Software Requirements Required Course Materials Course Schedule Week 0 – Date Topics and Content Videos Homework and Labs Week 1...
Healthcare – the most-attacked industry in 2015
Healthcare (followed by Manufacturing, Finance, Government, and Transportation) moved into the top spot of the rankings as the most-attacked industry in 2015 according to the IBM Cybersecurity Intelligence Index http://ibm.co/1r1ggmj #cyber4all
MedStar Health turns away patients after likely ransomware cyberattack
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/medstar-health-turns-away-patients-one-day-after-cyberattack-on-its-computers/2016/03/29/252626ae-f5bc-11e5-a3ce-f06b5ba21f33_story.html #cyber4all
The Security Injections@Towson, SPLASH@Towson, and Cyber4All projects are supported by the National Science Foundation under grants NSF DUE-1241738, NSF DUE -0817267, NSF DGE-1516113, NSF DGE-1516113, NSF DGE-1241649, the GenCyber program, and the Intel Corporation.
