The UA's program in cyber operations, based at its Sierra Vista campus and taught both traditionally and online, has received official designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations by the National Security Agency.

The UA's degree program for a Bachelor of Applied Science in cyber operations has two paths: an engineering track with a security focus, and a defense and forensics track.

The big difference from most other cyber programs, according to founder and director Jason Denno, is the skills-heavy, hands-on work done by UA students in a virtual city called CyberApolis, an advanced honeynet, and in forensics, malware and internet of things labs.