This degree equips you with the investigative skills, tools and techniques that are fundamental to cyber security and digital forensics.

On this degree, you will gain practical experience in using current generation tools and techniques for developing, maintaining, and designing secure systems. The modules you can study include Penetration Testing and Ethical Vulnerability Scanning, Computer Forensics, and Information Security.

You will learn about the security needs of networks, users and applications, and the forensic methods required for the collection and preservation of evidence. You will also explore the legal, social, ethical, and professional issues which can arise within security and forensics.

What you should know about this course

• You will develop knowledge of computer and organisational security, computer crime, police and forensic methods, and the requirements for collecting evidence.
• This degree allows you to master techniques for critically evaluating and modelling the security, performance and quality of security systems.
• University of Greenwich is an academic partner with The Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST).
• The degree is fully certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ.