Cybersecurity
Our world-class faculty are driving security innovation in myriad fields, including AI, Applied Cryptography, Deepfake Detection, Quantum Engineering, and more.
18th
Ranked cybersecurity program, US News & World Report 2025
52K
Sq. ft. research and education center, home to RIT's state-of-the-art Cyber Range
18
Years that RIT has been designated a National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity Education by NSA and Department of Homeland Security
11
Years hosting the largest offense-based cybersecurity competition for college students
ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
At RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, we educate and train cybersecurity professionals; develop new cybersecurity and AI-based knowledge for industry, academia, and government; and perform systems and network security testing for a wide range of partners.
Our students and researchers are working to build secure systems, software, devices, and technologies of the future, while providing resources to commercialize methods, algorithms, software, devices, and designs in cybersecurity to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures.
Related Degree Programs
- Computer Engineering BS
(Accelerated dual degree available) - Computer Engineering MS
- Computer Science BS
(Accelerated dual degree available) - Computer Science MS
- Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D.
- Cybersecurity BS
(Accelerated dual degree available) - Cybersecurity MS
- Cybersecurity Adv. Cert.
Related News
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June 10, 2026
Students Remain Higher Ed’s Cybersecurity Weak Link
Inside Higher Ed speaks to Ben Woelk, governance, awareness, and training manager, on the importance of cybersecurity education for students, highlighting RIT’s efforts to prepare students for threats such as credential theft, job scams, and visa-related fraud.
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June 1, 2026
Saunders College of Business will recognize Jay McHarg with 2026 Vanden Brul Award
Jay McHarg, CEO of AeroSafe Global, has been named as the 2026 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business.
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May 26, 2026
RIT students tackle OpenSSL issues to help keep the internet encrypted
RIT students are helping ensure that internet communications stay secure by using a free and open-source library and toolkit that provides encryption for computer networks. Many of the student’s submitted code changes have been merged into the critical library that powers about two-thirds of all websites and internet servers.
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May 18, 2026
Professor earns NSF CAREER Award to defend AI models from attackers
RIT computer science professor Weijie Zhao has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to defend machine learning from adversarial threats.