Cybersecurity

Secure your future

Protecting sensitive data and infrastructure against attacks

Cybersecurity is crucial for protecting the computer systems and networks that society relies on. A single security breach can disrupt business and government operations or expose sensitive personal information. With the increasing need for cybersecurity expertise, organizations are striving to maintain secure data and mitigate risks.

Recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ State’s computer science bachelor's degree with a transcript-visible cybersecurity option enables students to understand common threats to system security, assess security requirements, implement secure solutions to counter threats, and evaluate, identify, and address system weaknesses.

Degree Types

Option
Certificate

Locations

Corvallis

Online

Our Faculty

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Faculty Research Areas

Our research is grounded in practical applications through industry and academic collaborations, with faculty specializing in cryptography, network security, and cyber-physical systems.

Excellence and Discovery

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Advancing Cybersecurity: Protecting Data and Infrastructure from Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers develop innovative tools and techniques to protect sensitive data and infrastructure from malicious attacks. This work includes:

  • Adversarial threat modeling and novel protection mechanisms
  • Techniques for computing on encrypted data
  • Strategies to detect and mitigate cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure
  • Expertise in cryptography, network security, and IoT system security
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Advancing Cybersecurity in Edge Computing

Sanghyun Hong's research enhances security and privacy of on-device machine learning models, with scientific and social impacts.

Degree Types

Option
Certificate

Locations

Corvallis

Online

Our Faculty

Get in Touch

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Partnerships

Contact our industry relations team to discuss partnerships and other opportunities.

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Featured Partnerships and Initiatives

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CyberCorps Scholarship For Service

Receive up to three years of support for cybersecurity education, with a post-graduation U.S. government service commitment.