Information Security, Computing Sciences and Electrical Engineering

The specialisation in Information Security offers a comprehensive and in-depth education in information security, preparing students for a wide range of career paths. Our foundational courses provide essential security and privacy skills, and subsequent courses allow you to specialize in specific security domains. The demand for security professionals has never been higher and it is growing at an astounding pace!Excellent Research OpportunitiesOur research spans from theoretical to applied aspects of security and privacy, and everywhere in between. Our research appears in globally top ranked venues such as IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, and USENIX Security Symposium, to name a few – major recruiting outlets for both industry and academia. Our research projects are financed ranging from Business Finland, Academy of Finland, EU Horizon, to the European Research Council. Please see additional information on Network and Information Security Group (NISEC).Great Career OpportunitiesThe need for cyber security experts is growing constantly. Students completing our specialisation have wealth of career options, ranging from various industry security professionals to continuing on the research path in our doctoral programme, driven by our research-based teaching methods.information Security (MSc Tech) is one of the engineering specialisations in the Master’s Programme in Computing Sciences and Electrical Engineering.