Master of Science - Information Technology Management and Cybersecurity

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.