The mission of the Computer Security and Forensics program is to prepare students to work in the field as a skilled computer security expert to meet the growing need in our society to keep information safe and accessible through focused study on hardware, software, networking, remote access, and cryptographic systems. Students will obtain the ability to analyze and investigate security breaches, perform forensic analysis, identify and prevent potential weaknesses in network configurations, respond to computer and network incidents and establish policies and procedures within legal guidelines to protect companies. By providing students with small class sizes, attentive faculty, and dynamic courses, students will be equipped with the analytic and investigative tools and the legal and ethical knowledge necessary to be employed to help any business prevent security breaches or recover from criminal activity.