About Course

The MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing programme will provide students with intensive practical training and a profound theoretical education that covers strategic and organizational issues alongside the technicalities of network security. Students will be prepared to take roles such as training specialists,  systems and business analysis managers, or university lecturers and work in programming, telecommunications engineering, network management, and computer and network security. The program is designed in response to the increasing demand for cybersecurity solutions due to the rise in security issues.

Benefits
01. Excellent industry engagement opportunities, especially organization where we have formal alliances e.g Cisco, Dell EMC, IBM, Oracle and SAP
02. Opportunity for professional certifications e.g. CCNA, Dell EMC Associate certificate in Cloud Infrastructure and Services, Dell EMC Associate certificate in Data Science
03. ESD compliant Computer Engineering Lab with state-of-the-art National Instruments equipment
04. Opportunity to work on industry projects as part of final year projects and coursework
05. Opportunity to engage with high profile professionals at invited guest talks and field trips
06. Opportunity to participate at various IT competitions and Hackathons under faculty mentorship
07. Gain leadership experience by joining the MDX Computing Society
08. Entry to various events and talks open only to Universities that have MoU with the British Computer Society – Middle East section