Computer Science, B.A. with a Concentration in Cybersecurity

Xavier’s Computer Science degree with a concentration in Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary effort of the Departments of Computer Science and Business Analytics and Information Systems. The program provides the fundamentals of cybersecurity at the hardware, systems, and compliance levels. The program follows recommendations from the Joint Taskforce on Cybersecurity Education, convened by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS), the Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group on Security (AIS SIGSEC), and the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee on Information Security Education (IFIP WG 11.8) to cover all of the fundamental knowledge units recommended by the National Security Agency / Department of Homeland Security for Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.