Course overview

Overview

• Cyber security threats are a rapidly growing global challenge for individuals and businesses alike. Secure technology is not only pivotal to business, but to everyday life. As a result, cyber security professionals are in high demand around the world. Deakin’s Bachelor of Cyber Security equips you with the essential skills to investigate and combat cybercrime and cyber terrorism. You will graduate with the expertise to tackle one of the fastest-growing criminal threats to modern-day society.
• Gain practical and theoretical knowledge with an emphasis on assessing cyber security in a working environment, as well as the business, ethical and legal implications of risk management. You will cover areas such as computer crime and digital forensics and gain the skills to identify, diagnose and manage the challenges of cyber security. As a graduate, you will be well prepared for an exciting career in one of the most in-demand global industries.
• Are you ready to join the fight against cybercrime?
• Rise to the challenge of cybercrime with a world class degree from a university ranked in the top 1% globally for computer science and information systems.*

> This course equips you with the skills demanded by a diverse range of industry and government sectors, covering areas such as:

• computer crime and digital forensics
• evaluating software for security vulnerabilities
• designing secure databases
• securing operating systems
• assessing and reinforcing the security of websites
• integrating security requirements into new developments
• designing secure network architectures

performing risk assessments and responding to cyber security incidents.

> With access to our specialised capstone project and co-working space, you will collaborate with your teammates on your capstone project, develop solutions to real-world industry problems and learn agile project management methods, widely used across the industry. Our past students have collaborated on capstone projects such as:

is my smart home secure enough?

• virtual penetration testing lab
• one-time pad (OTP) VPN
• voice activated password security
• secure Australian online voting system.