A Leader in Research of Cybersecurity, Cloud & Analytics
UTSA is a leader in information security education and research. The university led the city of San Antonio in its first mock cyber terrorism exercise, the first city in the U.S. to do so back in 2002. It has been a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research since 2009, when it received that designation by the National Security Agency. Led by researchers in the College of Business, the College of Engineering, and computer science faculty, UTSA is proud to be one of only 47 institutions nationwide to receive this award.
UTSA’s cyber security program has been ranked the best in the nation, according to a national survey of certified information technology security professionals conducted by the Ponemon Institute for Hewlett-Packard. The survey of 2,000 cyber security professionals rated 403 educational institutions’ academic rigor, faculty quality, and professional reputation, among other qualities.
UTSA takes an interdisciplinary approach that spans three colleges: the College of Business, College of Engineering and College of Sciences.. The high-caliber of faculty and students attracted to these programs ensures that UTSA will be on the leading edge of research in the field for decades to come.
Accolades
| National Center of Academic Excellence designation in: ~ Cyber Defense ~ Cyber Operations Fundamental ~ Information Assurance Research |
— National Security Agency /
Department of Homeland Security |
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Member of the |
— Defense Intelligence Agency |
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No. 1 cybersecurity program in the nation
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— Ponemon Institute / Hewlett-Packard |
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Graduate programs ranked No. 2 in the nation
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— Universities.com |
UTSA Cloud, Cyber, Computer, & Analytics Research Center
- The Cyber Center for Security and Analytics
- Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS)
- Institute for Cyber Security (ICS)
- Open Cloud Institute (OCI)
- Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI)
Selected News and Grants
- UTSA College of Business receives $2 million grant to train national security analytics cyber workforce | October 2018
- UTSA researchers create security framework to stop cyber attacks on internet-connected smart cars | May 2018
- UTSA to host Texas House Select Committee on Cybersecurity hearing today | May 2016
- UTSA researchers explore cybersecurity tools for autonomous vehicles (SABJ) | May 2018
- UTSA announces National Security Collaboration Center to invest in cybersecurity innovation and infrastructure | April 2018
- UTSA researchers want to teach computers to learn like humans | March 2018
- Two UTSA leaders in cybersecurity inducted into San Antonio Cyber Hall of Honor | January 2018
- UTSA partners with Rackspace on new center to research cybersecurity | October 2017
- UTSA receives $5 million to support new cybersecurity education pipeline | October 2017
- UTSA receives $3 million grant from DHS for cybersecurity training | September 2016
- San Antonio a national leader in cybersecurity [KENS5] | May 2016
