Cybersecurity is a comprehensive major and relates to a lot of other disciplines because of its relation to computers which in some way relates to all other fields of study. For cybersecurity specifically, I think that criminal justice relates more than many because cybercrime is what cybersecurity is here to prevent. Like all crimes there is still a motive, a plan of attack, and an assailant and victim. It may not be murder but stealing someone’s credit card information can be devastating and that is one of the less severe offenses people have done through cybercrime. You could have your whole life taken away because of a hacker and we need people in criminal justice to understand cybercrime so they can help the victims of it. In that same way, it is important for cybersecurity majors to be well informed of what is and isn’t legal on the internet so they may be able to better assess and prevent cybercrime.

Engineering is also extremely important because computers can not work if the structure they are built on or in is not. When building top-secret government buildings there are many specifications that take place to ensure there are not any loopholes in the building itself such as old security or out-of-date wiring systems that make it easy to break in. Communications and cryptographic devices are built by engineers that allow messages to transfer without intersection, that way a hacker just using Wireshark won’t be able to see the president’s secrets.

Computer science is easy, computers must be built, studied, and developed in order to keep up with growing technology both in security systems and for viruses. If you have a high-end computer you want to make sure you know how to use it. It may not be necessary to understand every little detail about how every part of a computer works but it is very helpful to understand what part controls what part and know when an outdated part or system becomes a security risk.

Information technology involves a lot of testing and troubleshooting which are a big part of making new systems and creating more efficient systems. If I were to make software that is supposed to block malware I would much rather test it and configure it in the most efficient way before making it public. IT also helps a lot with understanding the ins and outs of computers such as command prompts, shortcuts, and things that help in everyday activities many people may not know about.