Online Master of Arts in Emergency Management and Homeland Security – Cybersecurity Policy and Management

Cybersecurity policy and management as a concentration in the Master of Arts in emergency management and homeland security degree program is aimed at mitigating and responding to digital threats. It involves:

• Building subject area knowledge to participate in cyber risk management efforts.
• Coordinating cyber incident response and recovery efforts.
• Creating strategies to mitigate cyber risk and threats.
• Developing and updating strategic planning on cyber risk as part of community risk reduction approaches.
• Helping build capacity for effective defenses against hackers and other malicious actors.

Businesses and governments alike increasingly rely on digital infrastructure. These systems can control sensitive processes and contain valuable and protected information. There’s a growing need for professionals who can mitigate risk and protect these assets.

This cybersecurity focus area is one of five concentrations offered in the Master of Arts in emergency management and homeland security degree. The concentrations give you the opportunity to develop subject area expertise in a specific area of emergency management and homeland security related to your career goals.

In the cybersecurity policy and management concentration, you’ll learn how to improve preparedness, response and recovery for a variety of hazards, but with a special focus on cyber threats in particular. You’ll gain expertise in cyber risk and threat management and learn how challenges in this area relate to critical infrastructure protection.