Boston University’s Metropolitan College (BU MET) offers comprehensive, fully online programs in information security designed to prepare professionals to protect critical information assets in an increasingly digital world. A leader in the cross-disciplinary field of information security since 2004, BU MET offers curricula grounded in technical expertise, led by faculty with extensive experience in cybersecurity and safeguarding valued information, preparing graduates for exciting careers protecting organizations against evolving acts of cybercrime.

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