Advancements in the information and communication technologies have led us to this era of information age. Abundance of data and information sharing put a growing demand of expertise in the area of Cyber Security. The importance of having a strong foundation of the core principles of Cyber Security is quite obvious. There is a dire need of building the core competency in the area like foundations of Cyber Security, the hardware and software security platforms, secure programming practices, and the ways of secure human-computer interaction. The program of Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security (BS-CySec) is aimed to fulfil all of these needs. BS-CySec program is expected to produce the trained and skillful Cyber Security experts who would have developed core computing foundation according to international standards and would be able to analyze security, ethical, & privacy issues, to devise the solutions. Upon completion, students will be able to evaluate security trends, recognize best practices, and understand IT security products and threats.
Career Prospects
Graduates of this program can expect promising careers in the following roles and fields:
- Security Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Security Architect
- Security Administrator
- Security Software Developer
- Cryptographer
- Cryptanalyst
- Security Consultant
