Welcome
You don’t need years of experience to start thinking like an engineer. The School of Engineering Cyber Defense is ISAUnited’s modern, 100% online learning hub for college learners and early-entry practitioners who want clear steps, practical skills, and a real portfolio—not just certificates.
We focus on cybersecurity architecture and engineering. Our curriculum is laser-focused on CAE—architecture, engineering, and defensible design. We collaborate with GRC professionals, but GRC (governance, regulatory, and compliance) is not part of this program’s coursework - we keep it exciting ;).
The Numbers Behind Your Future
10.5%
Technology sector growth driven by Cyber & AI will grow from 2023 to 2033, more than double the national average.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
68%
Online learning builds career competitiveness, professionals say completing an online course keeps their career competitive
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
20%
Peer Mentoring in STEM Improves Early-Term Retention
Source: Albion College
71%
Mentors Improve Career Advancement & Job Satisfaction
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Why The School of Engineering Cyber Defense?
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Self‑paced, 100% online. Learn anywhere, on your schedule.
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A direct path to licensing (CPL). Courses map to CPCA, CPCE, and SbD. Choose CPE Mode or CPL‑Track to build a portfolio that satisfies licensing evidence.
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Modern, model‑driven learning. Stop tool‑chasing. Use CDMs/CECs and the TADA method to make defensible design decisions.
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Earn CPEs while you learn. Fundamentals and Advanced courses offer CPE credit; CPL‑Track adds graded studios for licensing readiness.
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Mentors, reviews, and community. Get feedback from practicing architects and engineers; participate in studio design reviews.
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ISAU Library access. Whitepapers, templates, stencils, calculators, and lab packs to accelerate your work.
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Grow toward the Technical Fellow Society. Build the habits and evidence that set you on the long‑term path to ISAUnited’s Technical Fellow Society.
Join the ISAU Knights—a positive identity and network for students and early practitioners committed to engineering‑grade cybersecurity.
Programs @ School of Engineering Cyber Defense
Core Disciplines of Cyber Engineering
These are the disciplines that transform cybersecurity into an engineering discipline: model-first design, deliberate decision-making doctrine, design-risk governance, repeatable cyber-science evidence, and math-backed trade-offs. Every course in SECD uses this backbone, so you design with clarity and prove with data—not slogans.
Student Resources
One hub for ISAU Cyber Books + the ISAU Library. Read anywhere and build your portfolio faster with ready‑to‑use resources that tie directly into your courses and studios.
Curriculum Diagram
Ready to become an engineer—not just a tool user?
The School of Engineering Cyber Defense gives you a clear, finishable path: two Basics (Foundations—D10S and Defensible Essentials—TADA), your core program (Security by Design, Cybersecurity Engineering, or Cybersecurity Architecture) with Fundamentals + Advanced, then a Build & Test Capstone. It’s entirely online and self-paced, with mentors, studio reviews, and ISAU Library resources. By graduation, you’ll hold a portfolio of CDMs, CEC decisions, DRM logs, and measurable results—evidence employers trust and that maps directly to ISAUnited CPL licensing (CPCA/CPCE/SbD).
Join the ISAU Knights, learn like an engineer, and start building defensible systems today.
From Learning to Licensing
Two paths, one mission.
Credentials for seasoned professionals. Education for tomorrow’s leaders.
Three Programs
Security by Design (SbD) · Cybersecurity Architecture · Cybersecurity Engineering — each offered at Fundamentals and Advanced levels, with CPE Mode (general learning) or CPL‑Track (licensing‑ready).
Sponsor & Partner with ISAU School of Engineering Cyber Defense
Becoming a sponsor or partner of the ISAU School of Engineering Cyber Defense means more than just supporting a program—it means joining a mission. By partnering with us, you are helping shape the next generation of cybersecurity architects and engineers who will protect, defend, and innovate in an evolving digital world.
As an ISAU Knight Sponsor, you stand beside a community dedicated to clarity, discipline, and practicality in cybersecurity education. Your support helps us deliver advanced curricula, hands-on labs, mentorship programs, and research initiatives that strengthen the cybersecurity practice and elevate the profession as a true engineering discipline.
Together, we can advance security architecture and engineering, foster new talent, and ensure that the future defenders of our digital infrastructure are well-prepared, skilled, and battle-ready.
Join us as a Knight—defend the future with us.