Defense against the dark arts (of Cyberspace) universities are offering graduate degrees in cybersecurity

Abstract

In an increasingly networked world, security attacks have become not just more frequent and sophisticated but also more financially damaging. The silver lining is the growing need for cybersecurity experts. Information security analyst jobs are expected to grow by 37 percent by 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Every time there's a new breach anywhere, a light goes on in some C-suite office and it opens up hiring," says Ernest McDuffie, who leads the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.