ABSTRACT
Administrators at Boston College in the Woods College of Advancing Studies (WCAS) formed a “cybersecurity task force,” made up of representatives from academia, private industry, and government, to develop and implement a cybersecurity graduate program aligned with the current needs of industry and government. The Dean WCAS at Boston College initiated the research and benchmarking for developing a cybersecurity graduate program in April 2014. The Cybersecurity Framework’s prioritized, flexible, and cost-effective approach helps to promote the protection and resilience of critical infrastructure and other sectors important to the economy and national security”. The foregoing exploration of a recently launched and currently successful cybersecurity program allows for a deeper understanding and richer context of the framework related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of such an academic program. The chapter seeks to provide broad guidance based on the unique experience of a particular program developed under a singular set of variables.
