Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere)

The Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere) PhD programme from University of Bristol students learn from world-leading researchers from each other as an interdisciplinary cohort, and
also from industry experts.

This Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere) PhD programme from  University of Bristol University of Bristol offers research students an immersive challenge-led training approach by providing a unique co-creation experience with user partners to research overarching but linked thematic challenges.

Digital infrastructures are at the heart of our societal fabric. They range from traditional critical infrastructures, for example, water, power to emerging ones such as smart cities, intelligent transportation, Fintech and future banking, through to large social and business interaction platforms.

Cyber security is a hard challenge in any system. The ever-increasing interconnectivity and dependencies across the boundaries of such infrastructures make it an even harder one. Legacy (often insecure) and contemporary (secure or with hitherto undiscovered vulnerabilities) hardware, software and services are connected together, often on-the-fly, due to millions of user interactions. This is compounded by complex and changing supply chains with varying levels of security assurances and trust.

This next frontier in cyber security requires highly skilled professionals to proactively anticipate and address the implications for security and resilience through innovative fundamental research that will underpin future infrastructure architectures and products and services therein. However, there continues to be a major shortage of skilled cyber security professionals.

PhD-level graduates are key to addressing this major shortage as they are the future research leaders with the capability to anticipate the challenges and develop innovative solutions.

Career opportunities:

Graduates will be prepared for a variety of careers all over the globe, including world-leading research. Others could work as consultants or as part of large-scale engineering industries, software development organisations, telecommunication and infrastructure providers.

Courses include: 

• Cyber threats and risks 

• Human and Organisational Factors

• Security of Industrial Control Systems

• Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT)

• Secure Software Engineering

• Futures Thinking and Responsible Innovation