Cyber Security and Data Analytics

High tech systems like cloud computing, wearable devices, mobile technologies and AI are now embedded into daily life and evolving rapidly. With this comes a growing demand for specialists who can turn the resulting data into actionable insights, protect it from attack, and harness it to create the next wave of cyber defenses.

On this Cyber Security and Data Analytics program from Loughborough University , you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of cyber security and machine learning techniques. You can then focus on areas like cryptography, fintech, AI and data analytics, Internet of Things, game technologies and more. It all adds up to a holistic skill set that will set you up to address the ever-evolving challenges of the digital world.

Your future career

With the digital world becoming increasingly complex, there’s an abundance of career opportunities for cyber security and data analytics specialists across all sectors.

The skills you’ll gain on this MSc will put you in a strong position for senior roles in security operational centres, antivirus software companies, AI start-ups, ecommerce and government – or any business or organisation that handles large volumes of sensitive and personal data.

Graduates of this course have taken their skills into wide-ranging roles including:

• Cyber security analyst

• Cryptographer

• AI and data analyst

• Application developer

• Financial analyst

• Big data analyst

• Entrepreneur/ start-up founder

• Project manager

• Information security manager

• IoT developer

• Data visualisation specialist

• Cloud solutions architect

Some of the employers they’re now working with include:

• 4c

• Energus

• Gatewaylist Limited

• VISA

• eProcess International

• ICTA Authority of Turkey

Courses include:

• Cybersecurity and Forensics

• Advanced Big Data Analytics

• Information Systems Security

• Applied Cryptography

• Grand Challenges