The UK faces a potentially crippling shortage of cyber security professionals, threatening businesses in the UK. More than two thirds of companies are already struggling to recruit the levels of staff necessary to defend against major attacks.

 

The global shortfall of security experts is expected to increase 20 per cent to 1.8m by 2022, according to industry association ISC Squared. Almost half of British businesses say that the skills shortage has a "significant impact" on their customers and has caused breaches of their computer systems.

 

The UK Government has warned that cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the country and its critical infrastructure. (source: The Telegraph Technology section, 14 Feb 2017)

 

This course seeks to address the chronic shortage of suitably qualified cyber security specialists and, at the same, prepare you for a fulfilling and varied career in the field of cyber security.

 

In your first year, you will cover the fundamentals of computing and information systems including programming, computer systems and networks and web technologies.