Cyber Security Academy

About the Academy

In the age of the Internet, protecting our information has become as important as protecting our property. Information security is the practice of protecting both physical and digital information from destruction or unauthorized access from unauthorized users or hackers. In this high-tech era of data, information has to be protected. We might have personal medical or financial records that we want to keep private (encrypted, password protected). We usually don't want everyone in the world reading emails or social media posts that we send to our friends or family. We also want to keep certain things, like our Internet passwords, credit card numbers, and banking information from getting into the wrong hands or don't want unauthorized access by the unknown user. In 2016, there were more than 200,000 information security positions available in the U.S., with forecasts pointing to 1.5 million open positions globally by 2019. When evaluating prospective information security candidates, employers frequently look to certification as one measure of excellence and commitment to quality. We consider being leaders in the field of information security today.