Inquiry leads to MSU cyber program

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University will introduce a Master of Science Degree program in Cyber Security and Operations beginning in the Fall of 2018. Computer science professor David Dampier got the idea in 2015 after being approached by military officers from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. The officers were seeking to earn an in-state cyber security degree. Jason Keith, dean of Bagley College of Engineering at MSU, expects the program to provide added value to the university’s reputation in cyber security. Students from six different undergraduate disciplines may apply, including computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering. Two concentrations are available to students in the program: Cyber defense and cyber operations. (Source: Mississippi State University 04/17/17)