Business Cybersecurity

A Blueprint for Cyber Defense EXPERTS

In today’s business landscape, cyber-attacks are a daily threat to companies of all sizes, and cybersecurity can no longer be siloed in IT departments. In fact, as cyber-attacks evolve in complexity, more and more jobs are created in the cybersecurity field. To remain competitive, businesses need cybersecurity-trained professionals at all levels, from early career to C-suite.

Graduates will emerge from the program with solid grasp of business fundamentals such as operations, risk management, and compliance as well as a strong command of the technical aspects of cybersecurity, helping them bridge the gap between IT departments and management.

I’ve seen how a cyber-attack can bring an organization to its knees. There’s not only the monetary cost of cleaning up a cyber-attack, but there’s also the loss of customer and partner trust to contend with as well.

Dr. Matthew Hudnall

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF DATA AND ANALYTICS AT CULVERHOUSE AND CYBERSECURITY EXPERT

Programs

Undergraduate Majors

Business Cybersecurity

The Business Cybersecurity, BS helps business students move into post-graduation roles focused on business issues related to cybersecurity. This includes a focus on analyzing, assessing, understanding, organizing, and managing cybersecurity programs and initiatives. This degree program allows students move into entry-level roles such as cybersecurity analyst, information security analyst, technology auditor, and data management specialist.

Undergraduate Minors

Business Cyber Security

The Business Cybersecurity minor provides students with a general introduction to the principles and practices of cybersecurity in business and organizational settings. Through this minor, students will gain the skills necessary to participate in the full spectrum of security program planning, including security policy development and planning for incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management. The minor will also provide students with the skills required for the more applied practices of networks security, application security, threat detection analysis, prevention, and remediation. Given the need for good cyber hygiene as part of a workforce, the business security minor is an excellent counterpart to any undergraduate program at the University of Alabama.

Graduate

MBA with a focus in Cybersecurity/Management Information Systems

As a traditional MBA student, you can choose Cybersecurity/Management Information Systems as an area of focus as part of your MBA experience.
Cybersecurity is a burgeoning discipline requiring skills and knowledge across multiple dimensions, including technology, human behavior, and organizational policies. The Cybersecurity/Management Information Systems (MIS) focus in the traditional MBA program keys on these skills and knowledge, providing you with a general introduction to the principles and practices of cybersecurity in business and organizational settings.
Through this focus, you will gain the skills necessary to participate in the full spectrum of security program planning, including security policy development and planning for incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management. You will also gain skills required for the more applied practices of threat detection, analysis, prevention, and remediation. Cybersecurity professionals are in great demand and are experiencing unprecedented job market advantages. The Cybersecurity/MIS focus provides the background needed to be a part of this fast-growing profession.