Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

About this course

Cybersecurity and digital forensics addresses one of the most pressing challenges of the information age: keeping digital systems secure and investigating what has gone wrong when they are compromised. Cybersecurity is concerned with protecting networks, systems, and data from attack, while digital forensics is the discipline of recovering and analysing digital evidence in the wake of a security incident, a crime, or a dispute. Together they cover both the defensive and investigative dimensions of the field, and both are in consistent and growing demand. At the University of Sunderland, this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and a work placement, giving you structured professional and international experience alongside your studies. You will build the fundamentals of computer science before specialising in security and forensics, studying

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 40% of graduatescards →
• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 0% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 0% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →

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