Cyber Security Consultancy

INCS 870
Closed
Vancouver | New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Associate Professor
(6)
5
Timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 18, 2021
    Mid-term Report
  • October 20, 2021
    Mid-term Report
  • December 21, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
3/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Information technology Data analysis Operations Project management
Skills
project planning business consulting strategy data analysis
Student goals and capabilities

Is your organization looking to develop, analyze or test new cybersecurity applications? In this course, students in the New York Institute of Technology cybersecurity program will work with your organization to solve a problem or opportunity of your choosing related to cybersecurity. While cybersecurity projects are preferred, projects from all areas of Information Technology will be considered.

Students

Students
Graduate
Any level
25 students
Project
30 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The final project deliverable will vary depending on the nature of the project and the problem to be solved. Please see project examples.

Project timeline
  • September 6, 2021
    Experience start
  • March 18, 2021
    Mid-term Report
  • October 20, 2021
    Mid-term Report
  • December 21, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

In teams of 3-4, the students will solve a problem or opportunity of your choosing related to cybersecurity. During the course of the project each student is expected to work for, approximately, a total of 30 hours. At the end of the project the students will submit all their key findings or applications developed to your organization.

Project examples include:

  • Develop new cybersecurity applications or improve existing applications
  • Analyze data from cybersecurity incidents
  • Implement/Deploy new cybersecurity applications
  • Penetration testing of new applications

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for the final presentation of the projects by the student(s) at the end of the term either virtually or in person

Provide feedback to the student(s) periodically throughout the length of the project

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.