Cyber Security

Overview

Programme outline

The Master’s specialisation in Cyber Security at Radboud University is focused on assessing the security of existing ICT solutions, and how to develop more secure solutions for the future.  Students in this programme will explore topics such as cryptographic codes, operating systems and protocol verification. As a student, you will be taught by the best cyber security experts in the Netherlands who are leading in the research fields of real-word cryptography, side-channel analyses, software security, and privacy.

This programme is designed for multidisciplinary flexibility. Students can choose from a wide range of different courses offered from both universities.

This programme is a collaboration with the Eindhoven University of Technology and is closely affiliated with the Privacy & Identity Lab. Students can also conduct research alongside experts at The Radboud Digital Security Group and The Security Group of TU/e.

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What will you learn

• Gain a theoretical background in software design and security as well as organisational and network security

• Learn about the philosophical and ethical issues within cyber security

• Choose from a range of elective courses to understand topics such as law, hardware, cryptography or cyber defense

• Get valuable experience designing, conducting and presenting your own research

Career prospects

Cyber security experts are in high demand, graduates should find no problem finding a job as consultant, manager or researcher after graduating. Graduates could find work in a variety of roles:

• Companies that specialise in cyber security, such as security evaluation labs
• IT security divisions of more general consultancy firms
• Firms that produce security technologies
• Organisations that heavily rely on ICT security, both in the private and public sector. The most common being an organisation in the financial sector.
• Academic research (PhD)
• Industrial research