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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January 26, 2022
Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
Essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, published by The Conversation.
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January 10, 2022
World’s best cybersecurity students battle at Collegiate Pentesting Competition in Rochester
A team of Cal Poly Pomona students took home the top trophy at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals Jan. 6-9. Stanford placed second and Tennessee Technological University placed third.
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December 10, 2021
RIT trailblazers make the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Forbes has identified a few of the RIT alumni set to define the next decade—and beyond. Two RIT alumni—and a third just a few months shy of the age cut-off—were named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2022. Jackie Wiley ’16 (game design and development) was honored in the Games category, and Dylan Ayrey ’15 (computer engineering) was named in the Enterprise Technology category.
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December 1, 2021
From floppy disks to the cloud
In 2001, the dot-com bubble was bursting and investors had lost confidence in internet companies. Twenty years later, data has become a new currency, and people can access just about anything from their smartphones. Throughout all these changes, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has evolved into the largest college at RIT, with more than 4,600 students this year. Since its creation 20 years ago, GCCIS has awarded more than 14,000 degrees—in a growing number of computing disciplines.