"New Cyber Intelligence Program Prepares Students for Battlefield of the Future"

On August 1, Jack Sadle became the first University of South Carolina student to receive a Bachelor of Science in cyber intelligence, a field in which cyber and national security issues intersect. Sadle worked on a project that investigated potential vulnerabilities in military port cities, including Charleston, while interning at the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. He investigated the real-world impacts of a digital ambush. Understanding the interactions between people and technology is critical to national security, and it is one of the new academic program's primary goals. Future security challenges include attacks on schools, hospitals, transit systems, and banks. Graduates of cyber intelligence program are equipped not only with technological knowledge but also with the ability to analyze data and predict when and why cyberattacks may arise. The cyber intelligence program includes classes in history, psychology, political science, geography, and foreign languages, with an emphasis on how to apply these social and communication skills in the technical realm. This article continues to discuss the new cyber intelligence program. 

U of SC reports "New Cyber Intelligence Program Prepares Students for Battlefield of the Future"