Graduates of this master degree programmes hold the title “Diplom- Ingenieur*innen (Dipl.-Ing.)”.

The topics covered in the programme are oriented towards the following focus areas:

• Organisational Security: Explore the depths of security frameworks and processes as well as their applications in order to ensure compliance with legal and operational framework conditions.
• Infrastructure Security: In this focus area, you dedicate yourself to the security of modern and complex infrastructures such as cloud systems.
• Incident Management & Security Analysis: Courses in this field address the central topic of security analysis using advanced forensic techniques or penetration testing as well as the topic of incident response.

The Institute of IT Security Research comprises the two research groups for Secure Societies and Data Intelligence as well as the Josef Ressel Center for Blockchain Technologies & Security Management. These centres offer excellent possibilities for researching and developing innovative solutions in the field of IT security.

The field of IT security has seen a rapid development these past few years. Today, flexible corporate structures, mobile terminals, outsourcing, and project cultures across company borders give rise to new and complex challenges for overall systems.

Experts in information security enjoy a high employment rate and tend to find employment opportunities in various different industries and types of companies.

Potential careers include:

• IT security analyst
• Security manager
• Data protection officer
• Incident response specialist
• Penetration tester
• IT security consultant

The courses in the part-time version of the programme are structured in such a way that the can be flexibly integrated into the schedule of working students. They include both on-site courses on fixed dates and virtual courses that account for about 20 percent of the curriculum.