MSc in Computer Security and Resilience
Businesses, government, science and industry depend increasingly on computer-based systems. Failures, whether accidental or malicious, can lead to major losses in financial, safety and security terms, as well as having a significant effect on trust. These factors mean that graduates with expertise in developing and analysing secure and trustworthy systems are in great demand in business, industry, research and development labs.
Security is not just about cryptography - it’s about understanding the flow of information among agents and within organisations. Resilience is the capacity of a system to recover from damage, whether caused by errors made during software design, by accidental misuse, by human error or by malicious attack. Analysing and designing secure and reliable systems involves taking all these factors into account.
Computer security and resilience are exciting and dynamic areas of computing science. The technologies on which these systems are based are becoming more diverse and flexible as computing becomes mobile, wireless and network-dependent. New techniques for analysing and designing trustworthy systems are being continually developed, and at national and international levels, governments are encouraging these advances.
The Newcastle MSc in Computer Security and Resilience brings together experts in security, fault tolerance, human factors and high integrity computing to deliver a comprehensive programme that aims to introduce to the principles and latest developments in the field, and to equip you for a successful career.
