Title: Digital attacks fuel the need for network security experts
Date: August 25, 2021
Professor Alexander Perez-Pons provides industry-specific insight into today’s digital vulnerabilities.
Cyberattacks are surging in all categories of the digital sphere and are likely to become more frequent and damaging, states Alexander Perez-Pons, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
With high profile attacks on network management company SolarWinds, the Colonial Pipeline, meat processing company JBS and software firm Kaseya, the urgency for professionals who can counteract, contain and even prevent network breaches has moved to the forefront, highlighting the great need for graduates with an M.S. in Computer Engineering, which focuses on network security and takes just 10 months to complete.