Master program in cyber security is designed to equip students with the latest knowledge of cyber security along with its specific tools and techniques that can be applied to solve some real-world problem for a specific domain. Widespread usage of digital applications, data networks and smart devices has increased the chances of cyber exploitation and cyber-crimes, due to which cyber security has become one of the greatest challenges of this digital era as more and more businesses are moving towards the digital transformation. The course includes fundamentals of cryptography, computer forensics, privacy in cyber network, overview of computer and network security along with the practice of tools and techniques.

At the end of the course, the graduates of the program will have a fundamental understanding of software design, secure practices, common vulnerabilities of computing and networked systems, cyber security risk in an ethical, social and professional manner. They’ll have the knowledge of cyber attacking and defending methods, will be able to apply authentication techniques to minimize security risk of information systems and networks and apply different tools and techniques to respond, resolve and to recover from cyber incidents.