Bachelor of Cybersecurity (096351E)
About Bachelor of Cybersecurity (096351E)
More than ever, corporations and governments are searching for qualified cybersecurity professionals who can defend and protect against malicious online threats and cybercrime. With a job growth rate more than three times the national average, there’s never been a better time to join this in-demand field.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Cybersecurity offers students the opportunity to step into the rapidly evolving digital world of cybersecurity. Students will build a highly specialised technical skillset as they learn about the history of hacking, build their coding expertise, and access industry-based projects and mentoring opportunities with major corporations.
Students will also have the opportunity to complement their industry-focused learning with a choice of advanced electives in IT, business, law, policy and strategic communication.
Students will learn:
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
- Learn the basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity. Understand how it mitigates cyber vulnerabilities and protects confidential information.
- Ethical hacking and defence
- Gain evaluation techniques to assess the security of network configuration and apply these skills to defend against network-based threats.
- Programming and cyber algorithms
- Explore the widely used Python programming language and learn how algorithms are used to solve cybersecurity challenges.
- Network engineering
- Study the architecture of computer networks and the internet, and examine protocols and services used in the defence of online information.
- Cyber governance and risk management
- Learn the frameworks for cybersecurity governance and risk mitigation based on emerging understanding of business strategy and risk appetite.
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