Master of Science - Network and Information Security

Cyber security, the umbrella term for computer, network and information security is of increasing importance – new legislation, technologies, vulnerabilities and threats necessitate frequent system updates.

This course offers a critical awareness of current developments and future trends in cryptography, network security and mobile/wireless security. Students will explore techniques and technologies to combat threats such as malware, social engineering, data leakage or zero-day attacks, based on understanding secure authentication mechanisms, access control, intrusion detection, information security policies and user education. A project/dissertation will enable students to study an area of interest in depth. It can be an excellent selling point.

Students get to use a state-of-the-art cyber lab, with specialist cyber security tools, resources and equipment. This enables them to work in a safe sandbox environment for practical experiments with malware, penetration testing, port scanning and other ethical hacking activities.

Graduates have progressed to work at Google, ECS and Lloyd's, in roles such as ethical banker, cyber security engineer and security consultant.