Higher education institutions are responding to this demand by devoting increasing resources towards building cybersecurity degree programs, many of which are top-notch, producing graduates who are workforce ready, already experienced in handling cyberattacks. These are the cybersecurity professionals that industry is seeking, and these are the professionals that top-notch cybersecurity programs produce.
What makes a top-notch cybersecurity program?
Top-notch cybersecurity programs have several qualities in common.

Where can you find these top-notch cybersecurity programs?
As the need for cybersecurity degree programs comes more into focus, the number of higher ed institutions offering first-rate cybersecurity programs will grow, but there are already plenty of excellent programs available. VentureBeat’s recent article “Top 10 cybersecurity colleges in the U.S. in 2022” lists the top colleges providing these training programs, many of which have the elements listed above.
As the world’s leading cybersecurity skills development platform, we are pleased to see that some of these institutions have integrated the Cyberbit platform into their cybersecurity programs. These universities are using the Cyberbit platform to produce graduates fully prepared for their careers and able to contribute to an organization’s cyber workforce from day one of employment. In addition to theoretical knowledge building, the Cyberbit platform also provides live-fire exercises simulating real-world scenarios, and hyper-realistic environments that give students hands-on experience with commercial security tools and corporate networks they’ll encounter on the job.
Cybersecurity programs that provide hands-on experience benefit everyone in the higher education ecosystem. The hands-on experience make graduates of the programs preferred job candidates for cybersecurity leaders in the field, universities increase their student enrollment because of the appeal of the programs, and industry gets the type of cybersecurity talent they need. At the end of the day, everyone is happy.