Network and Information Security MSc

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- This course is fully certified with the NCSC.<br/><br/><br/>- You can use a state-of-the-art cyber lab, with specialist cyber security tools, resources and equipment. This enables you to work in a safe sandbox environment for practical experiments with malware, penetration testing, port scanning and other ethical hacking activities.<br/><br/><br/>- You may combine this course with management studies, setting your knowledge in a management context. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>This course offers a critical awareness of current developments and future trends in cryptography, network security and mobile/wireless security.<br/>You will explore techniques and technologies to combat threats such as malware, social engineering, data leakage or zero-day attacks, based on understanding secure authentication mechanisms, access control, intrusion detection, information security policies and user education. A project/ dissertation will enable you to study an area of interest in depth; it can be an excellent selling point. <br/><br/>**Example modules**<br/>Cryptography and Applications<br/>Network and Information Security<br/>Mobile Security (Cyber Pathway)<br/><br/>For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.<br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>Graduates have progressed to work at Google, ECS and Lloyd’s, in roles such as ethical hacker, cyber security engineer and security consultant.