Course summary

Qualified cyber security professionals are currently in high demand by business, government and law enforcement agencies across the globe. Graduating students from this programme will have gained the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to quickly adopt the emerging technologies and concepts in this fast changing field, alongside the professional and business skills, techniques and ways of thinking needed to be able to align technical security requirements with business needs. The Certificate of Higher Education in Cyber Security has been developed in line with recognised industry standards to provide a specific opportunity for you to gain a qualification in an increasingly vital subject area. The programme is for those wishing to develop a career as a cyber security professional, or to develop new skills sets that may enable them to consider alternative employment roles within IT services. The Certificate of Higher Education in Cyber Security programme will provide you with a fundamental understanding of how to protect organisations, networks, IT systems and individuals against cyber-attacks and cyber threats. It will prepare you for the possibility of taking professional qualifications in career pathway, such as Cisco CCNA; Cisco CCNA Security; and CompTIA Security+.