- Location: West Lafayette, IN
- Department: Computer and Information Technology
- Degree Programs: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, M.S. Cybersecurity Management
- Key Contact: Thomas J Hacker, Professor/Interim Department Head
- Email: hacker@purdue.edu
- Direct: 765-496-1072
- Research Areas: Secure coding, cryptography, digital forensics and UNIX fundamentals with analytical thinking and criminology
- Other Work: NSA, National Institute of Justice
- Wikipedia link: Purdue University-Wikipedia
- Website: Purdue University
Program Overview:
Keeping data secure is an important goal of any good IT system. Once a system has been breached, personal, financial or classified data becomes vulnerable to exploitation. When you major in cybersecurity at Purdue University, you will learn the skills to create and maintain secure networks as well as ways to track down hackers who aim to breach that security.
The demand for professionals with cybersecurity skills is high, and it will continue to grow as more companies and industries work to safeguard their records and their reputations. The cybersecurity plan of study at Purdue will be able to help meet this need by providing a comprehensive IT education that also emphasizes key security concepts. The major’s holistic approach combines skills such as secure coding, cryptography, digital forensics and UNIX fundamentals with analytical thinking and criminology.
You will have plenty of opportunity for hands-on projects. Whether you are testing vulnerabilities or creating a new security protocol, you will put theories into practice daily. Because of industry partnerships, you will have access to internships that will put your cybersecurity knowledge to use quickly.
Special Features
- CIT has been ranked as the #4 best Bachelor of Science in IT program in the Nation!
- Learn in small, close-knit classes that feature individualized attention
- Work in industry-standard labs to gain the best hands-on experience
- Take advantage of a variety campus-based internships, including one focused on the State of Indiana’s computer network
- Use the program’s stellar reputation and coursework to provide greater chances at employment after graduation
- Learn from world-class cybersecurity and industry experts
- Utilize the Polytechnic learning environment to become a career-ready graduate
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.