The mission of the academic master’s study programme “Cybersecurity Engineering” is to provide a set of theoretical knowledge and practical skills for students to achieve competencies corresponding to a Master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering. In the academic Master’s studies, the student acquires the necessary knowledge, skills and competence for comprehensive and effective action in the field of cybersecurity engineering in the chosen economic sector – design, implementation, improvement and management of IT security systems, understanding of professional ethics and socially responsible management, which forms the basis for further studies for a higher level of knowledge and skills acquisition.
The aim of the study programme “Cybersecurity Engineering” is to prepare top level specialists in cybersecurity who can (1) understand and develop the cybersecurity policy of companies and various organizations as well as public space; 2) design, implement, monitor and proactively develop cybersecurity measures; (3) conducting international research in cybersecurity; and (4) continue education for professional development or in doctoral studies.
Outcome:
As a result of the studies the graduate is able to:
- identify, justify and formulate information technology security issues;
- design, implement and operate cybersecurity management systems;
- analyse, evaluate and develop management systems according to IT security requirements;
- develop a corporate digital strategy and align it with the information security strategy;
- critically analyse a system monitoring data, identify and manage cybersecurity risks;
- apply IT, cybersecurity, data mining and integration tools and techniques, as well as social technologies to protect company information assets;
- develop organizational measures and technical solutions for cybersecurity threats;
- integrate information security solutions at the network, hardware, software data and process levels and synthesize unified and systemic security management solutions;
- ensure safe operation of engineering and socio-technical systems;
- provide organizational measures and technical solutions for the protection of the company's critical infrastructure;
- assess and ensure that information security solutions meet industry standards and legal requirements;
- communicate, advise, collaborate and argue for cybersecurity objectives and outcomes;
- independently conduct scientific research in information technologies
