This program offers you a clear path to a successful career in the
fast-moving and exciting area of cybersecurity. The programme has been
developed by leading researchers at the Cardiff Centre for Cyber Security
Research in close collaboration with industry experts. We aim to equip you with
an in-depth understanding of the ever-changing cyber threat landscape and the
wide range of cyberattacks on operating systems, computer networks and
web-applications. The course helps you develop a solid understanding of
underlying technologies, their weaknesses and how they can be efficiently
secured. In addition to covering theoretical foundations of computer science
and cyber security, the programme includes a significant, hands-on component of
practical application. The security techniques and methods taught include, but
are not limited to, network traffic analysis, network enumeration, port
scanning, network segmentation, prevention of injection attacks, prevention of
common web-app attacks (injection attacks, XSS, CSRF), secure configuration of
cloud-based IT environments.
Career
Path
Graduate
career includes IT Project Manager, Cybersecurity Analyst, Information Security
Manager, Ethical Hacker, Information Security Office, Network Security Engineer,
Systems Administrator, Security Software Developer, Penetration Tester, Security
Code Auditor, Cyber Forensics Expert, Risk and Compliance Analyst, IT
Governance Specialist, Cloud Security Engineer, Data Protection Officer, Security
Architect, Malware Analyst, Incident Response Manager, Application Security
Analyst.
