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Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering

Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology

Engaging our communities.

The University of San Diego's Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology (CCSET) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between academia, government and industry that serves to address critical threats to our nation's information systems.

3.5 million

unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally through 2025 (Cybersecurity Ventures)

$288.5 billion

forecasted worldwide information security market by 2027 (Gartner)

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Breadth of Services

What makes CCSET unique?

The Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology uniquely offers a comprehensive focus on all aspects of cybersecurity, encompassing education and training through degree programs, community outreach programs, evaluation and development of systems and strategies to mitigate cyber threats, as well as leadership on cybersecurity law, forensics and incident response. Through the cutting-edge programs supported by USD's CCSET, private citizens, business organizations, law enforcement and government agencies are trained to respond to sophisticated cyber adversaries who are responsible for billions in lost revenue each year; catastrophic disruptions in service; terrorism and activism; a dark web of criminal activity; and constant peril to critical infrastructure.

Degrees and Programs

Secure your future. Secure the world.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Haydar Majeed, MS

Haydar Majeed, MS, serves as a professor of practice and program director of the cyber security engineering program at the University of San Diego's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. He's a scholar practitioner with over 20 years of cybersecurity experience.

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