CYBR 499 Cybersecurity Capstone II - Design, Development, and Implementation

As the culminating experience of the undergraduate Cybersecurity program, CYBR 499 challenges students to apply their acquired knowledge, technical expertise, and industry best practices in developing a comprehensive security solution. This project-driven course requires students to integrate research, risk assessment, security implementation, and ethical considerations into a capstone project that addresses real-world cybersecurity challenges. Students will conduct independent research, analyzing and synthesizing scholarly and professional cybersecurity literature to support their project development. They will identify, evaluate, and mitigate cybersecurity risks and threats, applying advanced enterprise security strategies to enhance system defenses. Students will develop critical leadership and collaboration skills throughout the course, managing tasks and responsibilities in a high-pressure project environment. Effective communication is emphasized, as students will present their findings, methodologies, and technical solutions through detailed reports and oral presentations tailored to both technical and executive stakeholders. Additionally, students will demonstrate ethical reasoning and professional responsibility, ensuring that their solutions align with legal, regulatory, and ethical cybersecurity standards. By the end of this course, students will have designed, developed, and implemented a fully realized cybersecurity project, showcasing their technical competence, research acumen, and strategic thinking in preparation for professional roles in the field.

Prerequisites

• CYBR 498: Cybersecurity Capstone I Concepts, Research and Planning

Special information

Prerequisite: Successful completion of CYBR 498 Capstone I course or Instructor Permission. The student must have completed core cybersecurity major requirements and a minimum of 100 earned credits prior to registering for this course. Note: This course should be taken the semester in which the student intends to graduate. Students are responsible to both be aware of and abide by prerequisites for CFS/CYB/ICS courses for which they enroll, and will be administratively dropped from a course if they have not met prerequisites.
First day attendance is mandatory.