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BS in CS >> BS in Cybersecurity
Computer science is generic and encompasses multiple computer domains - including security as one of them. Your son will have wider job prospects with a BS in CS over a BS in cybersecurity. Also, CS folks have wider knowledge over Cybersecurity specialized folks. I personally see that as an advantage.
In the long run, maybe a BS in CS followed by, optionally - an MS in cybersecurity would be better (if your son wants a Masters degree to specialize).
My background: I have a BS in CS & also a Masters in CS. I now work in cybersecurity.
BS is from a university in India. MS is from University of Illinois, Chicago.
Thank you for your views and insights. Looks like he is going to take the route of Computation Exploration at RIT. Decide between CS, Software Engineering and Cybersecurity after the first year.
Very cool! Didn't remember that as an option
Depends on the program. Compsci is a much more standardized curriculum, where cyber is very different in content and reputation school to school.
But they are materially different degrees. I disagree with the idea that Compsci is more general - it's not an IT degree. If you don't want to get deep into coding, you don't want a compsci degree. In fact, some cyber programs are more general since you need to learn the full stack. To my knowledge CS students have no reason to learn the nitty gritty of routing protocols.
If it's a good program with a great hiring funnel, computer security is an awesome way to get a foot into cyber.
Context: started as CompSci at RIT. Switched to the cyber program and got a great job outa school. Making 200k 10 years out of school and have friends from my program that earn way more.
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Computer Science will give you more options, but if he is set on cybersecurity get a degree in cybersecurity. Maybe after freshman year have them pursue their security+ to see if it’s something they’re interested in? Cybersecurity in media is very different from cybersecurity in real life.
Do not get a degree in cybersecurity, get a degree in computer science with a concentration in cybersecurity. You really want to understand the fundamentals given how our market is going. Tell him to join cybersecurity club, CTFs, and CCDC.
What others said. You can’t be good in cyber if you don’t know technology. CS degree with a couple of cyber courses in it is best.
RIT has a very good cybersecurity club he can join that & the CCDC team and learn a lot on his own. I got a BS in information systems with a concentration in information security. Learned most of my cyber skills and got my job through my schools information security club.
I am a CISO, public multibillion company. The role of the cyber security practitioner will change dramatically over the next few years. Automation, ai, tool consolidation, and changing regulations will play a huge impact. Don’t be too concerned with one degree over another. I have a cpa working for me. I would look closely at curriculum and make sure he has a good grounding in broad technology and technology risk, followed by a deep understanding of a chosen area such as cloud, networking, identity, applications architectures etc. the degree will be irrelevant after he lands his first job. What will matter is his skillset
I’ll agree with you on that point. I think the original question was cyber degree vs cs degree. So I’ll go back to my original points about change. How many direct entry onshore is based cyber entry level jobs are out there? (Since I left big 4 I don’t know the broad answer to that). Vs getting into a good company thru it risk, audit, or a pure it route and moving into a cyber role. I don’t have a program for entry levels .. I need experience. Although this year I’ll entertain corporate interns interested in cyber
Computer science will almost be a better option in any situation. I started down that path with an associates in C.S. Unfortunately, I was working while pursuing my education. And my first job was in help desk support. By the time I finish my associates I was already a System Admin and made the choice to switch degree into an IT degree with a focus on cyber security.
I won't say it was a bad choice for my personal situation, but I always find myself wanting to go back to C.S. A lot of IT and cyber degrees these days only teach you surface level stuff and you never learn all the intricate details of why software and hardware behaves a certain way.
Now keep this in mind, a C.S degree is on a whole other level of difficulty when compared to the average IT or cyber degree. I am passionate about cyber so I'm always learning things on my own free time and pursuing training. For most cyber roles and every to mid level positions you're fine with a cyber degree. But if you're interested in the more obscure and specialized areas like malware analysis that's a different story. It would be much easier to teach someone with a C.S degree how to reverse engineer a piece of malware than it would be to someone with a normal cyber degree.
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Study anything at the undergraduate level.
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Comp sci for sure
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Computer science, cyber security degrees aren’t paying off.