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Information Warfare

Study the use of information as a tool of statecraft and as a weapon of war.

Academic goals for the minor will provide students with an in-depth overview of the tactics, techniques, procedures, and tools used to conduct and defend against Information Operation campaigns. Students will analyze case studies on Nation State actors’ online influence efforts to detect, deconstruct, and counter adversarial Information Operation campaigns.

The goal of this program is to draw on the existing wealth of interdisciplinary course offerings to be found at Norwich. This will enable students to gain familiarity with how to collect and analyze information for the purpose of forecasting change and informing decision-making processes in a variety of settings, both public and private, thus preparing them for professional opportunities in the armed forces, law enforcement, the Intelligence Community, and the commercial sector.

Accreditations- School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing

Goals, Outcomes & Details

To view additional program details for programs such as course offerings, requirements, and curriculum maps, visit the Norwich University Course Catalog using these links.

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Hands On Experience

At Norwich University, and especially in CSIA, we take foundational learning and theory and focus that directly into meaningful hands-on experience.

Cyber Leader Development Program

The Cyber Leader Development Program – is available to all students, Corps and civilian, as a means of career preparation, to becoming future Cyber leaders.  This program is designed to provide extra-curricular career preparation for students in the form of experiential learning.  It includes coordinated activities like club participation, professional certifications, competitions, and internships. 

Center for Cybersecurity and Forensics Education and Research (CyFER)

Our research centers are hubs of innovation, training and continuous improvement.  The Norwich Center for Cybersecurity and Forensics Education and Research (CyFER) is dedicated to the development of emerging, advanced and next-generation computing technologies. The center serves students and faculty and is used for deploying specialist learning environments for the Computer Security & Information Assurance (CSIA) program. 

Internships

Traditional internships are plentiful and available to all students at Norwich, but we also have internships that are available via competitions. For example, the NSA Codebreaker Challenge gives students who score above a certain threshold the guarantee of an NSA internship that includes a security clearance!  

We have many other vehicles for students to gain their TS/SCI during an internship which gives them opportunities to work in coveted cyber careers after graduation.  Another feature of our CLDP program is for Army ROTC cadets: those who commission Army and complete our CLDP program, will carry the cyber designation on their formal Army record, which will give them preference for many Army Cyber openings. 

Clubs

You’ll find a natural support network through Norwich’s growing list of student cyber clubs. From the Norwich Cybersecurity Club, to the Cyber Rangers competition team, to the nationally-affiliated Women in Cybersecurity (WiCYS), you’ll be able to find a group of like-minded students to collaborate with and learn from.

Norwich cyber students say they can always turn to their club-mates if they have a question they were too shy to ask during class, or if they need a more experienced peer to demonstrate a particular skill. They’re a place for underclassmen to connect with older students in organic and meaningful ways.

Our Faculty

Image of Michael Battig

Michael E. Battig

Position(s):

  • Director, Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing
Jonathan Adkins

Jonathan Adkins

Position(s):

  • Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
Matthew Bovee

Matthew Bovee

Position(s):

  • Associate Professor, Computer Security and Information Assurance
Jeremy Hansen

Jeremy Hansen

Position(s):

  • Associate Professor, Computer Science
  • Coach, E-Sports
Huw O. L. Read

Huw O. L. Read

Position(s):

  • Director, Center for Cybersecurity and Forensics Education and Research (CyFER)
  • Director, Global Cyber Threat Observatory
Kris Rowley

Kris Rowley

Position(s):

  • Lecturer, Computer Security and Information Assurance
Charles Snow

Charles Snow

Position(s):

  • Associate Professor, Computer Science
All Faculty & Staff
National Cyber Fusion Research and Development Center

Norwich receives $16.4 million in federal funding for creation of National Cyber Fusion Research and Development Center

Cyber Fusion Research and Development Center

Adding to our formidable suit of academic offerings, the $16.4 million secured in Congressional Directed Spending for the Norwich University Multi-disciplinary Cyber Fusion Research and Development Center will create educational and workforce training opportunities in areas such as cybersecurity, information operations and dominance, computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and real-time decision-making practices.

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