Exploring the Future of Applied Cyber Sciences

Art Chavez
Aug 4
2 min read

How Our Applied Cyber Sciences Program Sparked a Community of Exploration

At the forefront of innovation in cybersecurity, ISAUnited’s Applied Cyber Sciences Program has blossomed into a thriving community that unites data engineers, scientists, and aspiring practitioners from universities nationwide. What began as an idea has now evolved into a dynamic platform for collaboration, experiential learning, and tangible industry impact.

Building a University-Fueled Movement

Our program has attracted data engineers and scientists from diverse institutions, united by a passion for integrating STEM fundamentals with real-world cybersecurity applications. This enthusiastic engagement by college teams has sparked vibrant collaboration in competitions, research projects, and technical challenges. The growing sense of community and shared purpose empowers students not only to build technical proficiency but also to cultivate lasting professional connections.

Introducing CyberScience Explorers

Motivated by the creativity and energy of our students and faculty, we’re proud to announce the launch of CyberScience Explorers—a new initiative designed to amplify our impact beyond academic environments. CyberScience Explorers will produce concise, compelling technical documentaries in collaboration with leading technology companies. Our goal is clear: to illuminate the scientific foundations driving today’s cybersecurity advancements and present these cutting-edge technologies through a scientific lens.

Why Documentary Storytelling?

We firmly believe that refocusing cybersecurity on its STEM origins requires more than traditional lectures and academic articles. Through captivating scientific video documentaries, CyberScience Explorers will:

Showcase authentic product demonstrations and experiments conducted by our technology partners.
Share insights from practitioners and researchers actively integrating scientific principles into cybersecurity solutions.
Inspire future cybersecurity professionals by vividly illustrating how academic theories evolve into impactful industry solutions.

Join Our Community

Whether you’re a current student, alumnus, or industry partner, there’s a meaningful role for you in this exciting journey. Create your organization or college team of CyberScience Explorers, propose innovative story ideas, or feature your groundbreaking technology in an upcoming documentary.

Together, let’s transform cybersecurity into more than a profession—let's cultivate a continually evolving science that’s accessible, collaborative, and deeply anchored in STEM excellence.

Let’s explore the future of cybersecurity science together!

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Launching Q3 2025.

ISAUnited’s Defensible 10 Standards offer a vendor-neutral, engineering-grade blueprint across ten core security domains for provable security by design beyond compliance.

Coming Soon — Cybercrime Division.

A new ISAUnited department that fuses cyber-criminal intelligence, digital forensics, and U.S. cyber-law insight to sharpen every architecture and engineering decision.

The Security by Design Methodology

Security by Design (SbD) is a security assurance approach that integrates security into the design and planning before developing any solution, technology, and product that can save time money, and reduce risk.

Enterprise Security Architecture
Body of Knowledge.

The ESABOK from ISAUnited empowers architects and engineers to navigate architecture conformity and standardized processes for secure design confidently.