giving ISU a boost in the field of cybersecurity
Indiana State University’s rapidly growing cybersecurity program has announced three partnerships that will make students even more marketable in a field burgeoning with jobs.
ISU Trustee Robert Casey, a former FBI executive, stressed the importance of developing the law enforcement and national security workforce of the future. “The cybercrime threat landscape is growing in complexity and severity,” Casey said. “ISU should continue to lead academic opportunities in this evolving field.”
ISU Trustee Robert Casey, a former FBI executive, stressed the importance of developing the law enforcement and national security workforce of the future.
“The cybercrime threat landscape is growing in complexity and severity,” Casey said. “ISU should continue to lead academic opportunities in this evolving field.”
The partnerships will give students distinct learning opportunities in a field that has only grown amid the uncertainty of the pandemic.
According to CyberVista, a cybersecurity training company, “The truth is that today’s uncertainty has reinforced the cybersecurity industry and highlighted its growing importance in maintaining and protecting certain segments of our economy. The sudden shift to remote and distance work created a dire need for cybersecurity professionals to secure networks, technology, and personnel activity.”
Magnet Forensics, a global leader in development of digital investigation software that acquires, analyzes and shares evidence from computers, mobile devices, the cloud, and more. The company’s tools are used by over 4,000 agencies in 93 countries, helping to fight crime, protect assets and guard national security.
“Students are learning hands on with real world examples,” said ISU’s Jason James, Instructor of Cybersecurity and Information Systems, “so they can not only learn the software that is used by so many digital forensics investigators in the field but also they will know how to take a case from start to finish and be able to jump right into a case right out of school.”