- Location: Fairfax, Virginia
- Department: Department of Information Sciences and Technology
- Degree Programs: Bachelor of Applied Science: Concentration in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, BS, Cyber Security Engineering, BS, Information Technology: Concentration in Information Security, BS, Applied Information Technology: Concentration in Cyber Security, MS, Computer Science, MS, Data Analytics Engineering: Concentration in Digital Forensics, MS, Digital Forensics and Cyber Analysis, MS, Information Security and Assurance, MS, Management of Secure Information Systems, MS
- Key Contact: Andre Manitius, Ph.D, Acting Chair
- Email: amanitiu@gmu.edu
- Direct: 703-993-1570
- Research Areas: Cloud Computing Security National Security Challenges Law and Ethics of Big Data Managing Information Technology Programs in the Federal Sector Algorithms and Data Structures Essentials Cyber Security: Emerging Threats and Countermeasures Leading Organizations Through Change Human Computer Interaction Managing IT in the Federal Sector
- Wikipedia link: George Mason University-Wikipedia
- Website: George Mason University
- Protect Our Power Best Practice Focus: Remote Access
Program Overview:
Mason Engineering was doing cyber before it was cool. The school holds one of the longest track records of information security advancement in the U.S. Our location within the nation’s epicenter of security technology makes us an incubator for the newest networks, systems, and trained experts.
We’re preparing for the next battlefront of sophisticated cyber crime, and the demand for our graduates has never been higher.
No matter where we are, we’re connected. As digital systems are deployed to control services we depend on, such as utilities, transportation, economic mechanisms, and defense, the risk of a malicious attack is growing.
Cyber criminals identify weaknesses in communications and data networks to steal or sabotage valuable information. Cybersecurity engineers are the guardians of the digital galaxy, designing fortifications to repel the bad guys, and sneaky traps to ensnare them in a quagmire of false data.
See the university catalog for information about courses that provide both theoretical and practical knowledge of all aspects of the field.
Because Mason proactively pursues research within government and industry organizations that depend on strong and reliable information security, our students are recruited long before graduation.
More than 1,000 companies sell cybersecurity products to electric utilities in the U.S. and Canada. This project is designed to organize and evaluate these vendors, and their products and services, to make it easier for utility companies to make informed decisions on products that meet their specific cybersecurity needs.
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Protect Our Power has identified more than 80 topics related to Best Practices for Cybersecurity Solutions. For each topic, we will provide a short overview, a list of the vendors who provide products or solutions that address that topic, and a link to the university or universities evaluating those vendor offerings.
Universities, colleges and research labs are conducting valuable research on vendor product offerings and solutions that address a broad range of cybersecurity issues and challenges. The results of these analyses are published here and will be updated as new information becomes available.
More than 1,000 suppliers and vendors provide hardware and software solutions to the utility industry to address cybersecurity issues and threats. Those vendors are listed here, grouped according to the cybersecurity topic that their product offerings address.