Bachelor of Information Technology in Cyber Security and Forensics
Increasingly, government and corporate organisations need to identify information security risks and interdependencies between business functions. Escalating security threats to organisations' information assets and increasing needs for organisations to comply with governance of information management have resulted in organisations requiring well-trained ICT professionals capable of addressing three key issues: managing information; protecting information; and forensic investigation of information security incidents.
Graduates of this major will be well suited to meet these important industry demands.
Recommended pre-requisite subjects:
Mathematics applications
Recommended double majors:
Computer Science
Business Information Systems
Professional recognition:
This course is accredited at the Professional level with the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Career opportunities:
Ethical Hacker
Information Security Officer
Cyber Forensic Investigator
Forensic Auditor
Computer Security Officer