Master of Science - Cyber Security
De Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield , Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
68886
Last updated: 21/04/2025
About Master of Science - Cyber Security
The MSc Cyber Security course considers current research and practice in cyber security. Students will build the fundamental and advanced aspects of cyber security in terms of theory, practice, policy and security standard to enable critical cyber security decision marking, the extant threats to current and emerging systems and networks and the effective countermeasures to such threats.
This course will help develop technical expertise and practical skills in identifying and critically evaluating vulnerabilities of and threats to the security and integrity of distributed systems, conducting and managing a comprehensive risk assessment of the distributed systems in a complex and unpredictable environment.
Advanced topics studied include distributed systems security, information security, management and compliance, digital forensics, penetration testing, and cyber operations. The University's academic research has been rated as industry-leading with strengths in threat analysis, critical infrastructure protection, digital forensics, penetration testing, and IoT security.
This course is taught by a highly-regarded and long-established computer science department. Students will benefit from University's strong links in the computing industry with regular careers fairs and industry sessions supported by Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Ocado Technologies.
Classes consist of lectures, small group seminars, and practical work in well-equipped laboratories with the use of modern, industry-standard software wherever possible. There are specialist facilities for networking and multimedia and a project laboratory especially for masters students. In addition to scheduled classes, students will be expected a significant amount of time in self-study, taking advantage of the extensive and up-to-date facilities. These include the Learning Resource Centres, open 24x7, with 1,500 computer workstations and Wi-Fi access.
Successful graduates may pursue a career in the cybersecurity industry, or any other industries that require in-house information security management such as educational institutions, hospitals, retail chains, banks, or government.
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