Cybersecurity Minor

Become a Cybersecurity Professional and Help Our Nation Become Cyber Resilient

755K

Approximate Number of Cybersecurity Job Openings Nationwide
23.5K

Number of Cybersecurity Professionals Sought by NC Employers — No Matter Your Field, Understanding Cyber Threats and Having Strategies to Mitigate These Threats Are Essential
107

Among Public National Universities by U.S. News & World Report

Follow our alumni into careers in the cybersecurity world, such as:

Digital Forensics Analyst

Digital forensics, or cybercrime forensics, professionals are called in to investigate when information is stolen from a computer, network, web application, cellphone or another digital device.

Cryptographer and Cryptanalysts

Cryptographers are code makers while cryptanalysts are code breakers. Cryptographers create encryption codes to securitize sensitive data. Cryptanalysts are generally employed by law enforcement and government to decipher encryption codes.

Financial and Risk Analysts

Risk managers develop and communicate risk policies. In addition to understanding an organization’s risk, a risk manager defines the company’s risk appetite with strategies to minimize, eliminate or transfer risk.

Privacy Officer

The privacy officer is responsible for the organization’s privacy program including but not limited to daily operations of the program, development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures.

Security Information Specialists

Security information specialists are integrated into the personnel, physical and counterintelligence security disciplines to ensure highly sensitive information in security processes is protected and handled following applicable laws and policies.

GIS Security Specialist

GIS security specialists deliver geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymaker, warfighter and intelligence professionals.

Cybersecurity Minor Overview

Cybersecurity Knowledge is Essential for All Majors

Regardless of your chosen field, understanding cyber threats and how to mitigate these threats is an essential skill in a global economy that is increasingly dependent on the internet and electronic transactions.

UNCW will prepare you for a career helping businesses and individuals become resilient against cyber threats.

^“ I chose to study cybersecurity at UNCW because it interested and challenged me, but most and importantly, I found it fun. I knew there would never be a lack of opportunities for me within this field. ^”

Maria F. Class of 2021