ProgramCIP 29.0207

Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare

A program that focuses on the technological and operation aspects of information warfare, including cyber attack and cyber defense. Includes instruction in computer and network security, cryptography, computer forensics, systems security engineering, software applications, threat and vulnerability assessment, wireless networks and satellite communications, tactical and strategic planning, legal and ethical issues, and cyber warfare systems development and acquisition.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Cyberspace Operations, Electronic Warfare, Information Warfare.