When Tim Kayworth joined Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business as an assistant professor of Information Systems in 1996, cybersecurity was an afterthought in many organizations. With the advent of digital technology came meteoric growth in the profession as new dangers and vulnerabilities began to surface.

The demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals far outstrips the current supply, with more than 700,000 vacant cybersecurity jobs in the U.S. alone as of late 2022. In this environment, the opportunities for an aspiring cybersecurity leader are nearly endless.

Read Five Ways a Baylor MBA Prepares Students to Succeed in Cybersecurity and prepare to attend Expert Edge: Faculty-Led MBA Preview.