Business Cybersecurity Management

Cyberthreats are real, and affect everything from local small businesses to national-scale critical infrastructure utilities.

Trained cybersecurity professionals are crucial to maintaining and improving the confidentiality, integrity, availability, safety, and resilience of our information systems, data, infrastructure, assets, and people. The MS in Business Cybersecurity Management (CYBR) program will provide students with the knowledge, tools, and expertise to build, work within, or lead effective cybersecurity operations teams.

Our online CYBR program allows students to work in teams with expert faculty conducting hands-on technical labs, learning complex technologies while working with a flexible schedule and location independence. The program helps students get up to speed, while challenging those with deep technical expertise. 

CYBR courses cover cutting-edge technical and management-focused topics and sub-fields within cybersecurity. Everything from cybersecurity data analytics, machine learning, security architecture to cryptography, penetration testing, software security, and more. You can even work with expert faculty on basic and applied cybersecurity research.

Experiential learning is a hallmark of the Chambers College, and the cornerstone of our CYBR program. Students will work on a live cybersecurity project with a major corporation, which allows students to display their abilities to their public or private team sponsors. Teamwork, research, resourcefulness, and problem-solving are key to the success in the capstone course, CYBR program, and the cybersecurity field at large.

Students in the WVU Cybersecurity Program graduate with at least two technical certifications as part of their CYBR degree. The program includes material for eleven industry-recognized certifications, ensuring graduates are well-prepared for the job market, even without extensive work experience. This focus on certifications significantly improves job placement prospects.

Through a partnership with ISC2, the global leader in cybersecurity professional development, students also have access to Official Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification Training. This top-tier training equips them with the knowledge to pass the CISSP exam and advance their careers in the cybersecurity field.