Cybersecurity

Arguably, some of the biggest threats to our way of life originate online. Whether you wish to work in large businesses, government organisations or carve your own path, cybersecurity is a challenging specialist career that will see you highly rewarded.

Within the Cybersecurity course at Monash University , you’ll have access to the best minds in the field. But you won’t just be picking up cutting-edge technical knowledge and know-how, you’ll be adopting key communication skills focused on creating a positive impact wherever you go.

Learning Outcomes

Through the course, you’ll learn how to:

• critically evaluate existing systems using the theories, techniques and software tools available in the areas of cybersecurity, and propose improvements

• adapt new and emerging technologies in application development based on key principles of cybersecurity

• analyse and document core issues in building secure, effective systems

• competently design architectures for secure and trustworthy systems

• enhance existing systems with new technologies, learned through either a significant research thesis or research-based industry project

• examine issues and solutions in security and system design as they impact different communities

• understand the implications of ethical issues and norms in privacy and security

Courses include:

• Software security

• Network security

• Project management

• IT research and innovation methods

• Cyber operations