Overview

UniSQ's Master of Cyber Security (Technical) enables you to effectively locate and fix vulnerabilities, detect intrusion, and manage cyber risks.
Learn to critically examine, analyse and implement a range of innovative intelligent solutions to cyber security business scenarios.
You will explore cryptography within network security, big data management and analytics, and the best security practices relating to cloud-based business environments.
Be introduced to ethical hacking, where you will analyse and address vulnerabilities in an organisational security systems which a hacker could potentially exploit.
The hands-on capstone research project gives you the opportunity to work with industry and apply theory to practice in a collaborative, laboratory environment at UniSQ or in your own workplace.

Career outcomes

You will gain globally transferrable skills which you can apply to a range of contexts and scenarios in government, law enforcement and industry.
Implement your skills as a cyber security professional and begin your career as an ethical hacker, digital forensic analyst, security auditor, security software developer, cryptographer, cryptanalyst, security consultant or IT Manager.