How do we prevent our most essential information from becoming public knowledge? How do government secrets stay safe? How do we protect our systems from hackers infiltrating it in hopes of stealing precious financial and personal information? This is the work of cryptography and cybersecurity. Without these practices, the world would grind to a halt. Cryptographers and cybersecurity officials are the critical gatekeepers of national security secrets, vital codes, and more. Essentially, they are communicating through secret writing. If it weren’t for cybersecurity and cryptography specialists, criminals like these could threaten our global wellbeing. EVERYTHING is online. One flimsy safeguard and the system comes crashing down.

If you’re interested in Tech and Computer Science, drawn to coding, or see yourself outwitting computer hackers like these, this program is for you. Maybe you’ll be the person behind the scenes who stops credit cards from being compromised or bank accounts from being drained. You might even protect national security secrets.