Cybersecurity Program

Prepare for your career as an information systems security professional

Cybersecurity at St. Bonaventure equips you with the sophisticated tools necessary to pursue a career in computer crime investigation, information assurance and digital forensics. Cybersecurity students use their education to detect, investigate, and prevent technology related crimes.

Degrees & Certificates Offered

Our Early Assurance Cybersecurity program guarantees qualified high school seniors placement in our master’s degree in cybersecurity. Students who successfully complete the program earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Early Assurance program students may begin taking graduate-level courses during their senior year of undergraduate studies. This not only provides a financial savings on the overall cost of the master's degree, but because the master's program is entirely online, it provides the opportunity to work and earn a salary while completing the degree.

St. Bonaventure University’s online Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity will provide an overview of the cybersecurity field that can complement your current work in a variety of fields including law enforcement, military, government agencies, and more. After completing these five courses you’ll gain the confidence to speak the language and bring an understanding of the cybersecurity landscape to your current role.

How to start a career in cybersecurity

Experienced professionals share advice for entering the exciting, important and high-demand field of cybersecurity in this informative webinar.

Cybersecurity Careers

With a degree in Cybersecurity, you will be in demand. At St. Bonaventure, Cybersecurity students are prepared for high-paying careers including:

Intelligence analyst
Computer crimes special investigator
Information assurance specialist
Credit card fraud investigator
Health insurance special investigator
Money laundering analyst
Network administrator
Bank security compliance officer
Compliance, risk management and fraud supervisor
Digital forensics examiner

St. Bonaventure receives $125,000 Alden Grant to upgrade computer labs

Jul 22, 2022 | St. Bonaventure University has been awarded $125,000 from the George I. Alden Trust to upgrade its instructional computer science labs.

Foerst coordinates conference of individualized major network

Apr 28, 2022 | Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science, department chair, and director of SBU's individualized major program, co-organized the annual conference of the Interdisciplinary & Individualized Major Programs Network, held virtually at St. Bonaventure March 23-25.

Wang and her student co-author paper at IEEE conference

Jan 31, 2022 | Dr. Huihui Wang, associate professor of computer science and cybersecurity, and her student, Harry Romesburg, '22, co-authored a paper titled "Software Defined Radio based Security Analysis for Unmanned Aircraft Systems," which was presented at the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers' 40th International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference.