MSc in Information Security

Program Available at Egham Campus

The creation, transmission, and storage of huge volumes of electronic data is one of the defining features of our age. Whilst these technologies bring us untold benefits, they also expose businesses, governments and individuals to repeated threats, such as fraud through data manipulation, deliberate sabotage, and blackmail. As a result, businesses, governments, and individuals around the world rely on the expertise and innovations of information security specialists, without which global communications systems would grind to a halt.

Want to join this expanding field and learn from the very best? Our flagship Information Security program was the first of its kind in the world. It is certified by GCHQ, the UK Government Communications Headquarters, and taught by academics and industrial partners in one of the largest and most established Information Security Groups in the world. We are a UK Academic Centre of Excellence for cybersecurity research, and an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Doctoral Training in cybersecurity. We work closely with industry, and much of our curriculum and research are informed and audited by the industry itself. Our teachers are specialists in the field, with backgrounds in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and the social sciences.