Cyber Security

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Computer systems store, process and communicate a wide variety of data. Much of this data is private and improper access to it can result in significant costs to an organisation or the person that owns the data. Securing computer systems against malicious attack or even against inadvertent damage is vital to any computer system. This award gives you the knowledge and skills to enable you to prevent attacks and inadvertent damage to computer systems.

The first year provides a general grounding in computing skills. In the following years you will deepen your knowledge of computer networks and the hardware and system software of computer systems to enable you to understand the mechanisms used in an attack. Computer system security will be examined both at the technical level and also at the level of general policy/strategy. The security of both stand-alone computer systems and networks will be considered.

Specialist modules will cover areas such as Computer System Security, Network Security and Biometrics. Practical work in the specialist modules and the final year project will involve the development of appropriate security software.

This is an important and growing area of work for computing professionals. Any organisation that has a computer network or uses the Internet has a potential security risk and will need people with specialised skills to help protect their systems and data. You may also find yourself working for a specialist consultancy firm that provides such a service to smaller organisations.

• BSc Digital Forensics
• BSc/BEng Computer Networks and Security

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