“Every day we are hearing about a breach,” says Temple alum Fred Zajac. “People in this profession are so necessary.”

Zajac started off his career as an 18-year-old serving in the civil affairs unit as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today, he’s a certified information systems auditor (CISA) and system security analyst with Sabre Systems Inc.

Shahla Raei, originally from Iran, was trained as a software engineer. Today she’s a CISA and senior IT auditor at Wells Fargo in Philadelphia.

Both Zajak and Raei credit the education they received at Temple University’s Master of Science in Information Technology, Auditing and Cyber-Security (ITACS) program for being able to move into new careers in IT Auditing.

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