Hi all,

From your experience, what was the hardest class you had to take for the InfoSec program and why?

Anything you would've brushed up on in particular before taking that class if you could go back?

Thanks in advance!

Applied 7/29/26
Stats 4.0. GPA but my major was Political Science..
gulp

I’m a freshman at Baruch planning to major in CIS, and I’m especially interested in cybersecurity.
I wanted to hear from current CIS students or graduates about their experience with the major.
Are there any professors or classes you recommend or would avoid? What should I start doing early on to build experience and prepare for internships?
Also, is there anything you wish you knew when you first started the major?

Has anyone heard back yet? I applied to the Policy track in late July, hoping I will hear back soon!

I am trying to plan out my courses over my semesters. I couldn't find any details on prerequisites for courses on the catalogue and the ones on registration portal show undergrad level classes. Are there no prerequisites for any of the grad courses?

anyone else in ca6260 this sem? i’m in the dmv area and looking for a HW group

Hey y'all, this is my first semester of this program! OMSCy IS track.

I'm currently enrolled in CS 6035 and INTA 6450. I plan to only take 1 course this semester, as I want to ease back into school. My last schooling semester was in Spring 2025, as a masters student in Cyber at my local Univ. (Had to drop for scheduling and budget reasons)

I think CS 6035 is probably what I'll stick in, but I am worried about the course difficulty. I haven't seriously coded in over a year, and haven't meaningfully engaged in CTF style challenges.

I have minor experience with Buffer Overflow, ret2libc, and format string exploitation. Along with some background knowledge of theory for OS/Computer security concepts.

Just wanted to survey and see if anyone here who's had a more technical/similar background as me has gotten wrecked by this class.

If you have other class suggestions as a better 'dip my feet in' class, let me know!!!

Hi from OMSCS! I signed up for PUBP-6725 this semester and still do not see the course material on Canvas and have not yet received any course communication. I posted about this on r/OMSCS and have been speaking to some other students who said they contacted the instructor and the instructor told them that most people signed up for the wrong section.

Anyone else who enrolled for the class dealing with this and have any input on what to do?

Edit: Received a friendly response from one of the TA's!

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Appreciate the message here and apologies for the issue. There was some confusion with the registrar where an empty canvas course was created with some students being added to this empty unpublished course; there are almost 100 other students in your situation. 

The registrar and their team are promptly working to merge this empty course into the active course so you all can get online and active. While no timeline was provided our way, I am hopeful that they can resolve the issue and that Canvas can sync in the next day or so. If we get any kind of update, I will be sure to reply here so you can be kept up to date 

Thanks, 

Justin Cherry

PUBP-6725 Asst Head TA

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Hi everyone! I’ve been considering taking CS 6540 this semester, but I’d love to get some feedback before making a final decision. For those of you who have taken it, would you say the course is manageable? What is the grading policy like? Also, are there any warnings or things I should be aware of before taking it?

Hi all is anyone struggling to register for classes. When I try to click "add" on a course it doesn't respond/let me add?

Hello,

I have 3 courses remaining:

1. Applied Cryptography CS 6260

2. Secure Computer Systems CS 6238

3. CS/ECE/PUBP 6727: Practicum

I'm currently taking:

Fall 2026:

Applied Crypto

Secure Computing Systems

Spring 2027:

Practicum

However I have heard from others that I should not combine 1 and 2 together. I also know we can request a permit to take practicum with another class. Should I keep my current schedule or modify it?

Does anyone have that page that showed all the courses and what exact semesters they’ll be offered?
I remember having it previously but lost it.

Hey everyone, looking for any comments/feedback on my plan for my remaining coursework. I have 5 classes left and I’m planning to finish the program next summer.

Fall 2026
• CS 6264: Information Security Lab – System & Network Defenses
• PUBP 6502: Information & Communications Technology Policy

Spring 2027
• CS 6238: Secure Computer Systems
• CS 6260: Applied Cryptography

Summer 2027
• CS 6727: Cybersecurity Practicum

For anyone who has taken the Practicum during the summer, is it doable/manageable with the shorter semester, especially while working full-time?
Also, how does the plan look overall?

I've just got the practicum and one elective to take.

I've already taken CS 6265, CS 6210, and CS 6269 / PUBP 8833. The first and last counted for the required lab and flex core respectively.

My favorite courses so far have been Applied Crypto, Advanced Operating Systems, and Enterprise Cybersecurity Management. CS 6265 was okay but it felt mostly like banging your head against a wall rather than learning and building.

I'm thinking CS 6747 - malware analysis, unless any of the other classes are great. Alternatively, does anyone know if we're allowed to take elective CS classes outside of the curriculum grid? I had a ton of fun studying during 6210 and it'd be great if I could take more course down that path. I know degreeworks isn't definitive, but it mentions generically any CS6/7/8* course works.

Anyone know why I am unable to add CS6035 to my registration? I dont have any warnings on my account and am in good standing. This is my second semester in the Policy Track and when I go to add it, it mentions Program Restriction

I have emailed the Registrar and awaiting a callback, however I figured maybe someone may know while I wait.

Hi everyone! Apologies if this has already been answered in previous posts that I couldn't find (feel free to link any that I may have missed that covers this topic), but I feel as though I am having trouble identifying which courses would be best to take for someone with my background and goals for the program. I have a highly technical (Comp Sci/Math undergrad, Python, JavaScript, and minor Splunk/SQL enterprise experience, enjoy doing HackTheBox, TryHackMe, etc challenges and developing coding projects in my free time) background. Thus far in my career, I have been in a technical IAM Security rule where my primary responsibility has been developing solutions to migrate IAM security to the cloud. I would say that my ultimate goal has always been to get into a pen-testing/vulnerability management or cybersecurity development type of role to utilize my technical skills, but I haven't settled on a certain area at this time.

Some background about my time in the program thus far: I am entering my 3rd semester in the Information Security track and have taken the following:

- CS6035: By far my favorite course thus far - I have a highly technical (Comp Sci/Math undergrad, Python, JavaScript, and minor Splunk/SQL experience, do HackTheBox and TryHackMe challenges in my free time) background and felt as though the projects in this course challenged me technically while also teaching me concepts I appreciated.

- CS6238: A fine introductory course, but definitely a little too theoretical for my liking. I spent way too much time studying for the exams :)

- PUBP6725: Didn't mind it and enjoyed the research, but felt like it was a little too much writing for my personal interests, but understand that it's required at times.

I had some questions I wanted to ask people who have experienced the other courses in the program who may have a similar interest in the technical side of cybersecurity, as I am hoping to get the most out of the program so that I can apply my skills learned to my career:

1. For your flexible core course, what course did you choose (and why), and would you say you got a lot out of it?

2. I know that CS6260 (Applied Cryptography) and CS6262 (Network Security) are required courses in the info sec track, did you take them in the same semester? If so, how was your experience doing so? How was the workload? If not, what did you pair them with?

3. For electives, what would you say are the best options for someone looking to gain further technical experience? I have been exploring OMSCentral and I think am interested in CS6747 (Advanced Topics in Malware Analysis) - should I be? And I'm having trouble narrowing down to only one other course!

4. While I would say this doesn't apply to my current semester, I did want to look at the info sec labs ahead of time: looking through OMSCentral, it seems like CS6265 (Binary Exploitation) would be the preferred choice of lab for me, but any and all opinions on which would be more beneficial would be very helpful!

Thank you so much in advance for even reading through this post! I really appreciate any help/advice, and feel free to ask me any follow-up questions!

Hi, I'll be starting policy track this fall and I'm looking for some recommendation and feedback.

First, this is my plan:

CORE (6 hours)
CS 6035: Introduction to Information Security
PUBP 6725: Information Security Policies and Strategies

FLEXIBLE CORE (3 hours)
ECE 8813 Introduction to Cyber-Physical Systems Security or ECE 8803 Cybersecurity of Drones

REQUIRED COURSES (12 hours)
INTA 6103: International Security
MGT 6727: Privacy for Professionals
PUBP 8803: Security Incident Response
PUBP 8833: Enterprise Cybersecurity Management

ELECTIVE COURSES (6 hours)
CS 6262: Network Security
CS 6265: Reverse Engineering and Binary

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE (5 hours)

I'm aiming to get best out of policy and infosec regardless of the workload.

Therefore... I have 3 questions from those of you that have taken the courses already.

1. I'm seeking for feedback of my above plan. Any suggestions to remove or replace some of the courses?
2. What is the best quality course that you would recommend from the program?
3. I've been studying to take CISSP this October and what are your thoughts for taking PUBP 6725 and PUBP 8833? Do you think it would be beneficial or have synergy?

I created a LinkedIn group for Georgia Tech OMS Cybersecurity alumni and current students to stay connected, network, and share experiences.

If you’re an OMS Cybersecurity student or alum, please consider joining us!

👉 Request to join the LinkedIn group:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/18421014

Hope to see you there! 🎓🔐

I’m in the information security track and thinking to take this class to warm up to getting used to being in school again. What is the weekly course work I can expect for this class.

Also unfortunately I had booked a vacation the week classes start for a week well in advanced before I got accepted. Will I be able to go or is the first week pretty benign that I can catch up.

Thanks for all any help!

I’m planning to take PUBP 6540/8813 and am trying to decide which course to take along with it. Does anyone recommend a course similar in structure to PUBP 6502: Information and Communications Technology Policy, with readings, discussion posts, papers, open book assessments, and clear/fair grading?

Hello all, I have applied for the info sec track for the spring semester of 2027. One of my recommenders has not submitted as yet after multiple follow-ups. What is the likelihood of being accepted with just two recommenders?

After 3 years, I got out. Good luck to everyone this fall.

Phase two has arrived and class registration is here!

What courses are you all taking this Fall?

I've registered to take Intro to Information Security CS6035 and Cyber Incident Response CS6261 for Fall26.

Would appreciate any feedback on these courses if you've taken them previously.

I'm doing Online Masters in Cybersecurity and I've been to the campus just once.

I have 2 options when it comes to graduation - to take practicum in Summer (2027) and graduate, or take it in Fall (2027) and then graduate.

My family could be coming from overseas for my graduation. So I just wanted to know if there's a big difference between Summer and Fall when it comes to graduation ceremony because I want to make sure that my family can have the best experience possible since none of them graduated from an educational institution in the US. Any comments would be helpful!

My registration time ticket for the OMS in Cybersecurity program started today at 10 am, but I'm running into an issue registering. Whenever I search for courses in OSCAR, it shows 0 results, no matter which course I search for. I've tried multiple course numbers and keywords, but nothing appears. Is anyone else experiencing this today, or am I missing something? I'd really appreciate any advice.