Program goals include:

• Develop a fundamental understanding of digital forensics and cybersecurity.
• Gather, analyze and secure digital evidence for forensic investigative purposes.
• Apply digital forensics techniques and tools on wired and mobile devices to investigate cyber-related crime.
• Investigate and ensure security, privacy and availability in networked computing.
• Protect information in storage and network communication.
• Analyze, detect, and prevent network attacks.
• Assess the security of various computer software architectures.
• Investigate cyber attacks.
• Apply critical thinking and problem solving skills in digital and cyber-related investigations.