{"id":9704,"date":"2020-07-13T15:03:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T20:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=9704"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T20:03:06","slug":"missouri-westerns-cybersecurity-program-adds-online-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/13\/missouri-westerns-cybersecurity-program-adds-online-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western&#8217;s cybersecurity program adds online option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">July 13, 2020&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s graduate program in cybersecurity is now offered both online and in person. Applications are currently being accepted for the fall 2020 semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCybersecurity professionals are in high demand, filling a critical need in today\u2019s dynamic technical landscape,\u201d said Yipkei Kwok, program director of the cybersecurity program. \u201cThey develop new ways to protect data, companies and technical infrastructure from cyber threats and are the main line of defense for protecting organizations in every industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western\u2019s program provides a broad technical understanding of current and evolving technologies with an emphasis on organizational needs, Kwok said. Managers and technology professionals gain a thorough knowledge base in the areas of design, development, implementation, operation and management of secure information systems and protection of information assets. Students learn to apply the principles of data protection, network security and computer forensics as well as the ethical, legal and policy issues associated with information security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The addition of a completely online option makes Missouri Western\u2019s program even more convenient and flexible for working professionals seeking to advance their careers. A master\u2019s degree can be completed in four semesters; a graduate certificate can be completed in two semesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western\u2019s graduate degree and certificate programs follow the highest industry standards and curriculum is based on the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ccecc.acm.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecurity.ieee.org\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IEEE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communities.aisnet.org\/sigsec\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AIS SIGSEC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifipsec.org\/About-IFIP-TC11\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IFIP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Cybersecurity Curricular Guidelines and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/cyberframework\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NIST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> framework.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/csmp\/cybersecurity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/csmp\/cybersecurity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, call 816-271-4288 or email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cybersecurity@missouriwestern.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cybersecurity@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 13, 2020&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s graduate program in cybersecurity is now offered both online and in person. Applications are currently being accepted for the fall 2020 semester. \u201cCybersecurity professionals are in high demand, filling a critical need in today\u2019s dynamic technical landscape,\u201d said Yipkei Kwok, program director of the cybersecurity program. \u201cThey develop new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9705,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9704\/revisions\/9705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}