UTSA’s Carlos Alvarez College of Business is one of the leading institutions in the field of cyber security education. Students can study cyber security and information systems in our award-winning programs at the undergraduate, graduate or doctoral level. Or, our fully-online B.B.A. in Cyber Security allows students across the United States access to our top-ranked undergraduate degree program.
UTSA has been designated as a Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in the areas of CAE-Education, CAE-Operations and CAE-Research and is one of only 10 institutions in the nation to achieve all three designations.
Our program assists in meeting the national demand for information security professionals trained to defend America’s cyberspace.
From faculty to facilities and hands-on training, UTSA is the place to be for cyber security and information systems education. The college offers personalized training for students as they study biometrics, data mining, database management, intrusion detection and cyber forensics in our state-of-the-art laboratories.
Department Office
Main Campus, North Paseo Building (NPB), 3.110
Monday thru Friday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
210-458-6300
Contact
Interim Department Chair in Information Systems and Cyber Security, Professor
Information Systems and Cyber Security
charles.liu@utsa.edu2,457
Majors
40%
First Gen
150+
Courses Offered
Engage in Hands-on Learning
Students have a wide range of opportunities available to them for hands-on learning. Participating in a cyber competition team, joining a student organization or finding an internship are just a few ways you'll be able to engage in hands-on learning.
Information Systems and Cyber Security Faculty
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April 17, 2024
Data Analytics Students Win Global Data CompetitionFour graduate students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA are one of three winning teams of the 2024 SAS Curiosity Cup, a global data analytics competition. They were awarded first place in the data presentation category.
November 2, 2023
College's Cyber Enrollment Growing to Meet Industry DemandsPublished by Alvarez College of Business
With a cyber security threat occurring every 39 seconds and costing more than $6.9 million in fraud annually according to the FBI, the need for professionals trained to thwart these attacks is critical. The Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA is helping fight this danger through its nationally recognized cyber security programs.
November 2, 2023
Eric Bachura Uses Data to Pursue Research that He LovesPublished by Alvarez College of Business
Growing up in rural Kansas, Eric Bachura, Ph.D. ’20, assistant professor of information systems and cyber security in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, is a Renaissance man, a scholar and adventurist.
