Whereas adoption of digital technologies has revolutionized the way businesses, governments and societies function, their usage has given rise to multitude of vulnerabilities and hence exponential increase in impact of cyber-attacks. These attacks have evolved substantially over the years. This evolving nature of attacks poses tremendous threat to ICT based Government services such as e-governance, public identity management and enterprises & consumers e.g. mobile applications, social media etc. Consequently, demand for cyber security services and solutions stems from a variety of audiences with diverse requirements that range from national defense to securing personal information across all industries (healthcare, telecom etc.) which can be solved by pursuing a degree in the course as provided by Sushant University, one of the top private universities in north India in Gurgaon and Delhi/NCR region.
According to a research report “Cybersecurity Market with Covid-19 Impact Analysis by Component (Software, Hardware, and Services), Software (IAM, Encryption, APT, Firewall), Security Type, Deployment Mode, Organization Size, Vertical, and Region – Global Forecast to 2026“ published by Markets and Markets, in the post-COVID-19 scenario; the global cybersecurity market size is projected to grow from USD 217.9 Billion in 2021 to USD 345.4 Billion by 2026, recording a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.7% from 2021 to 2026. Experts predict that network security will emerge as the most attractive product segment by size, while security and vulnerability management has the highest growth prospects across various geographic regions. To fulfill these demands a large workforce is required in differential specialized skills. However, there is acute shortage of experts in this field. According to ESG 2018 survey, cybersecurity represents the biggest area where ICT organizations have a problematic shortage of skilled manpower. This skill gap is more prominent in India due to slower response by academia in training the students to be future Industry ready Engineers by not having enough institutes with CSE in Cyber security.
Sushant University, (SU) one of the best B-tech colleges in Haryana, has taken up the challenge to address this cyber security skill-gap. SU, along with its industry partner Euinac, has designed a specialized B.Tech Cyber Security programme to provide highly specialized training in diverse areas of Cyber Security. The programme includes specialized courses in areas like network vulnerability analysis and penetration testing, Blockchain and cryptocurrency, SCAD security, artificial intelligence etc. International certifications and Industrial training, as provided by Sushant University, during pre-final and final year are essential part of the programme which is aimed to provide right set of exposure to the students. The programme also includes provision for addressing ever changing demands of cyber security through value-added courses. In addition, a compulsory course on Artificial Intelligence is introduced in the programme. Since most of the cyber security product development will require use of AI in designing the solutions, Sushant University offers CSE in artificial intelligence and machine learning as well, which enables the students to adapt to the changing sophisticated attacks and breaches. AI can help in designing products for proactive detection of attacks. After completing this programme, students can aspire to become Information Security Officer, Security Analyst, Cyber Security Architect, Risk Analyst, Network Security Analyst etc.
Through this initiative, Sushant University, one of the best engineering colleges in India aims to contribute to nation development by providing skilled workforce to address ever demanding cyber security needs.
