Cyber Security Engineering

Cybersecurity engineering is an advanced and strategic technological direction aimed at protecting information systems, computer networks, software and user data from external and internal threats. This direction provides students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in ensuring security in digital infrastructures, maintaining data confidentiality, combating cyberattacks, designing and testing security systems.

The main goal of the direction is to train specialists - cybersecurity engineers - who have a deep understanding of modern technologies, quick thinking, a systematic approach, and are able to ensure information security.

Where do graduates work?

Specialists who have graduated from the cybersecurity direction have one of the most in-demand and relevant professions today. They can work in the following positions and areas:

— Cybersecurity Engineer: is engaged in identifying vulnerabilities in systems, protecting them and conducting constant monitoring.

— Information Security Analyst: monitors network and server activity, identifies threats, and takes measures to prevent attacks.

— Penetration Tester (Ethical Hacker): conducts test attacks on systems, identifies vulnerabilities, and makes recommendations for their elimination.

— Cryptographer: deals with data encryption, creating secure communication channels, and ensuring confidentiality.

— Network Security Specialist: develops security policies in local and global networks, configures firewalls and IDS/IPS systems.

— Software Security Engineer: conducts security analysis in web and mobile applications, develops measures to prevent software threats.

— Head of IT Security Department in public or private organizations: manages information security, organizes ongoing training for employees.

The cybersecurity industry is one of the most important and highly paid industries in the rapidly developing digital world. Every organization, company, and government system needs qualified cybersecurity specialists for the stability of its activities.

Tests: Mathematics and English, as well as logic (IQ) tests.

Duration of study: 4 years.