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Mission

The objectives of the ODU School of Cybersecurity are to:

  • Promote awareness about cybersecurity, cyber forensics, cyber crime, and cyber operations using an interdisciplinary lens;
  • Coordinate interdisciplinary academic programming related to cybersecurity;
  • Expand and enhance the cybersecurity workforce through focused education programs for a diverse group of learners;
  • Facilitate a collaborative approach for responding to cybersecurity issues;
  • Facilitate collaboration with industry, business and military partners on research targeting resilience and infrastructure;
  • Serve as a clearinghouse for cybersecurity academic programming, research, and training;
  • Facilitate the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from across the university to address real-world problems through innovative and cutting edge research.