The objectives of the ODU School of Cybersecurity are to:
- Promote awareness about cybersecurity, cyber forensics, cyber crime, and cyber operations using an interdisciplinary lens;
- Coordinate interdisciplinary academic programming related to cybersecurity;
- Expand and enhance the cybersecurity workforce through focused education programs for a diverse group of learners;
- Facilitate a collaborative approach for responding to cybersecurity issues;
- Facilitate collaboration with industry, business and military partners on research targeting resilience and infrastructure;
- Serve as a clearinghouse for cybersecurity academic programming, research, and training;
- Facilitate the interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty from across the university to address real-world problems through innovative and cutting edge research.