MEng Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

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Become a cyber expert with a master’s-level edge. Investigate digital crime, tackle cyber threats, and graduate with the advanced skills that employers demand. Become a cyber expert with a master’s-level edge. Investigate digital crime, tackle cyber threats, and graduate with the advanced skills that employers demand. Cyber attacks are escalating, digital crime is evolving, and the demand for professionals who can defend systems and uncover digital evidence has never been higher. This integrated master’s degree equips you with expertise in cyber security and digital forensics, two areas at the heart of national and global security. You’ll learn how to protect complex systems, investigate cyber incidents, and extract meaningful evidence from digital devices, all while thinking like an attacker and a defender. From the start, you’ll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard forensic and security tools used by professionals worldwide, including Encase and Cellebrite, alongside open-source platforms such as Autopsy and FTK Imager. As part of this cyber security and digital forensics degree, you’ll: Enhance your expertise Your final year empowers you to specialise at an advanced level. In digital forensics, you’ll explore topics like image and video analysis; evidence handling and chain of custody; and advanced investigative techniques used in real cases. In cyber security, you’ll delve into software exploitation, security mechanism design, system vulnerability assessment You’ll complete a research or practical dissertation, strengthening your research, problem-solving, an

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