Cyber Security

About this course

Cyber security is one of the defining technical and social challenges of our time. Cyberspace comprises all the interactions with all the networks of digital devices used to store, modify, and communicate information, and it is global in reach and vast in scale, extending far beyond the internet. Protecting that space, and the systems, data, and people within it, requires both deep technical knowledge and an understanding of the human, organisational, and legal dimensions of security. The discipline draws on computer science, mathematics, cryptography, network engineering, and policy to address threats ranging from individual fraud to nation-state attacks. At the University of Warwick, this three-year full-time degree develops your technical skills in network security, cryptography, operating systems, software security, and threat analysis, alongside the conceptual frameworks needed to

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 75% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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