Information security and assurance forms a vital part of organisational responsibilities. In today’s networked world it is more relevant than ever. From the latest internet worm, to identity theft, the danger is no more than a mouse click away. The detailed approach of the masters program is aimed at information security managers, providing the principles underlying the components of information security systems, and to technical specialists who are interested in the implementation or critical evaluation of information security systems. You will learn about wireless LAN security, the Advanced Encryption Standard, RSA, elliptic curve cryptography, smartcards, biometrics and information systems risk management. There are opportunities for internships in the information security industry for the students of the master degree.

The graduates of this program will fill a wide variety of roles in the information security industry, ranging from penetration testers and IT risk analysts to security managers and forensic analysts, and from security auditors to network security engineers.