Overview

Students in the Cybersecurity and Privacy program from New Jersey Institute of Technology can describe potential cyber attacks and the actors that might perform them, and apply cyber defense methods to prepare a system to repel attacks.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the difference between the symmetric key and public key cryptography approaches.

Select appropriate symmetric and public key cryptography protocols for a given application.

Develop an efficient implementation of a cryptographic protocol based on a Discrete Logarithm Problem, RSA (Factoring) Problem or Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem.

Understand the various models to evaluate the security of computer systems.

Interpret security guarantees and assess the level of security provided by a cryptographic protocol.

Understand the various security goals for communication over an insecure network.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cryptography and Security

Security and Privacy in Computer Systems

Network Protocols Security

Counter Hacking Techniques

Intemet and Higher-Layer Protocols

Advanced Data Security and Privacy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newark, United States

Disciplines

Cyber Security Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Software Engineering View 429 other Masters in Cyber Security in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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General requirements

Application for admission

$75 nonrefundable application fee

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GRE/TOEFL/GMAT/IELTS/Duolingo results

One letter of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33138 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33138 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

23076 USD / year

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Living costs

Newark

United States

935 - 1600 USD / month

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