Cybersecurity

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career – with huge growth potential? With cybercrime causing trillions of US dollars in damages each year, cybersecurity experts are in high demand. Help protect the critical assets of an organisation. This one-year, English-taught programme has a broad scope and is aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework. It covers advanced topics related to cybersecurity standards and regulations, Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) security, risk assessment and management, cyber forensics, network and cloud security and penetration testing. You’ll gain hands-on skills, with many chances to connect with the cybersecurity industry. 

Your programme offers a range of benefits not available in comparable programmes:

• Broadest available training in full range of cybersecurity areas such as cyber physical systems security, cyber risk assessment, penetration testing, digital forensics and cloud security
• Multidisciplinary collaboration with Robotics and Automation and the Division of Law, Economics, Statistics and Politics at University West
• Balance of theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience in industry
• Programme content aligned with key international standards, such as the NIST and NICE cybersecurity frameworks and top cybersecurity skills
• Optional participation in courses offering complementary training for additional certifications, such as CCNA cybersecurity “CyberOps” certification

Subjects

In your programme, you will develop the most in-demand cybersecurity skills as outlined by the ISC:

• Penetration testing
• Digital forensics
• Governance, risk management and compliance
• Security analysis
• Risk assessment, analysis and management
• Cloud and network security