Cyber Security & Secure Computing
Advanced14 weeksAdvanced university & research cohorts
Builds defensive and assurance-oriented skills for securing software, networks, and critical digital infrastructure.
Learning domain: Cyber Security
Delivery mode: Lecture-discussion, security labs, and red-team/blue-team exercises
Programme focus
- Analyse threat models for academic and enterprise environments
- Apply cryptographic and access-control principles in system design
- Conduct structured vulnerability assessment with responsible disclosure practice
- Align security posture with national cyber-resilience expectations
Course Modules
- 1Security Principles & Cryptography
Confidentiality, integrity, availability, and key management.
- 2Network & Systems Hardening
Perimeter design, monitoring, and incident response basics.
- 3Application Security
Secure SDLC, testing, and common weakness mitigation.
- 4Assurance Project
Faculty-reviewed security assessment of a reference system.
Interested in this course?
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