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Cybersecurity and Trusted Systems

Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Trusted Systems

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The Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Trusted Systems program is part of the National Security Agency (NSA) National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and in Information Assurance Research (CAE/IAE and CAE/R). You will be part of a Purdue graduate program that consistently ranks in the top cybersecurity programs among universities. As a student, you willl become a student member of the Purdue CERIAS center and will have the opportunity to work as a research assistant in NSF-funded research and education projects.

This M.S. program will prepare you to enter the workforce in the rapidly advancing field of cybersecurity by enabling you to address the security challenges and risks that industries encounter daily. Cybersecurity is a multidisciplinary area: It is a combination of information technology, computing, and engineering. This program provides a solid, comprehensive background in the related topics of cybersecurity engineering and their applications.

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