Cybersecurity Assurance & Policy (CAP) Center
NCAE Certification
In recognition of Morgan State University’s efforts in the advancement of academic program development, research, and preparing students for careers in cybersecurity, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have designated Morgan State University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C). This designation is a significant achievement for Morgan. In the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, we are proud to stand up effort in collaboration with the Computer Science and Information Science departments.
To meet the requirements of the designation process, an extensive set of Knowledge Units provided by the Information Assurance education experts from NSA and DHS are correlated to (5) ECE senior elective courses to establish the Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Track. Students receive an NCAE-C certificate upon completion.
The cybersecurity track is compatible with the Electrical & Computer Engineering Bachelor of Science curriculum. These courses satisfy all four Senior Elective courses (12 credits of EEGR4xx) required for the electrical engineering students and one of the two non-EE elective course requirements (3 of 6 credits).
Please see the School of Engineering Catalog for more details.
Required Electrical Engineering Cybersecurity Track Courses Are As Follows:
3 credits
3 lecture hours.
An Introduction to communications networks. Includes the OSI layering model of networks with emphasis on the physical, data link, and network layers; and network topologies. Introduction to a variety of computer, satellite, and local-area communication networks, including Ethernet and Internet.
Prerequisite(s) EEGR 317 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL)
3 credits
3 lecture hours.
This course will provide a basic introduction to of all aspects of cyber-security including business, policy and procedures, communications security, network security, security management, legal issues, political issues, and technical issues. This serves as the introduction to the cyber security program.
Prerequisite(s) EEGR 317 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL)
3 credits
3 lecture hours.
This course will provide the basic concepts in the many aspects of security associated with today’s modern computer networks including local area networks and the internet. It includes the fundamentals of network architecture, vulnerabilities, and security mechanisms including firewalls, guards, intrusion detection, access control, malware scanners and biometrics.
Prerequisite(s) EEGR 317 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (SPRING)
3 credits
3 lecture hours.
This course will provide practical knowledge on a wide range of cryptography mechanisms and will explore their relationship with today’s modern communications and networks. It includes the fundamentals of cryptography, classic and modern encryption, decryption, public and private key structures, digital signature and secure hash functions.
Prerequisite(s) EEGR 317 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (SPRING)
3 credits
3 lecture hours.
This course will provide a basic background in the many aspects of security management associated with today’s modern communications and networks. It includes the fundamentals of Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Security Policy, Security Operations, Legal issues, Business issues and Secure Systems Development.
Prerequisite(s) EEGR 317 completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Offered (FALL)
Contact Information
Point of Contact (POC):
Dr. Kevin Kornegay
kevin.kornegay@morgan.edu
Alternate POC:
Dr. Tolu Odumosu
tolu.odumosu@morgan.edu
Contact Information
Point of Contact (POC):
Dr. Kevin Kornegay
kevin.kornegay@morgan.edu
Alternate POC:
Dr. Tolu Odumosu
tolu.odumosu@morgan.edu