Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Forensics University of Salford

Overview

Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Forensics degree offered at University of Salford Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Forensics degree offered at University of Salford.

Employment 

There is a significant worldwide skills shortage in this area, particularly for graduates with the in-depth cyber security technical knowledge. Course graduates will be ready to find work in a wide variety of technical security roles within business, banking, software, networking, government, consultancy, etc.  Typical roles could include malware analyser, penetration tester, information security manager, security consultant or security programmer.

​​​​​​Further study

Some of our graduates progress to postgraduate and doctoral research in our Salford Innovation and Research Centre (SIRC). The Centre aims to build on our world-class research and provide industries with guidance and expertise in the advancement of technology for business success and economic growth. 

Research at the Centre is supported by EPSRC, TSB, DoH, MoD, Royal Society, European Commission funding, as well as direct investment from industry.  Our Informatics Research hub builds on the history, success, and achievements at the University of Salford over the last thirty years. Evolving around data and information, the centre covers all phases and processes from data pre-processing to engineering, security and visualisation.

Many students go on to further research in knowledge discovery and semantic web, software engineering and applications, big data, data mining and analytics, cyber security, information visualisation, and virtual environments