Management of Information Security
8.125.00.03 Management of Information Security
Qualification awarded: Master in Cybersecurity
Entry year: 2021
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 1,5 years
Institute: Institute of Computer Technologies, Automation and Metrology
Number of credits: 90 ECTS credits
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 7 (Second cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 7)
Field(s) of study: Information technology
Gained competence: – critically consider the problems of information security and/or cyber security, including at the interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary level, in particular on the basis of understanding the new results of engineering and physical and mathematical sciences, as well as the development of technologies for the creation and use of specialized software;
– to substantiate the use, implement and analyze the best global standards, practices in order to solve complex problems of professional activity in the field of information security and/or cyber security;
– ensure the continuity of business/operational processes, as well as identify vulnerabilities of information systems and resources, analyze and assess risks for information security and/or cyber security of the organization;
– select, analyze and develop suitable typical analytical, calculation and experimental methods of cyber protection, develop, implement and support projects on information protection in cyberspace, innovative activities and protection of intellectual property;
– use the methods of natural, physical and computer modeling to study processes related to information security and/or cyber security.
– integrate fundamental and specialized knowledge to solve complex information security and/or cyber security challenges in broad or multidisciplinary contexts;
– conduct research and/or innovative activities in the field of information security and/or cyber security, as well as in the field of technical and cryptographic protection of information in cyberspace;
– apply, integrate, develop, implement and improve modern information technologies, physical and mathematical methods and models in the field of information security and/or cyber security;
– analyze, develop and support the organization's information security and/or cyber security management system based on information security strategy and policy;
– analyze, monitor and ensure the effective functioning of the information resources access management system in accordance with the established information security and/or cyber security strategy and policy of the organization;
– to research, develop and implement methods and measures for combating cyber incidents, to implement management, control and investigation procedures, as well as to provide recommendations for the prevention and analysis of cyber incidents in general;
– analyze, develop and support the system of auditing and monitoring the effectiveness of the functioning of information systems and technologies, business/operational processes in the field of information and/or cyber security in general;
– to have typical approaches and methodologies for the design and modernization of protected objects of information activity in accordance with the regulatory requirements of current standards and technical conditions;
– apply acquired knowledge and understanding to identify, formulate and solve information protection tasks, using known methods, think systematically and apply creative abilities to the formation of fundamentally new ideas in the field of cyber security.
– communicate freely in national and foreign languages, orally and in writing, to present and discuss the results of research and innovation, ensure business/operational processes and issues of professional activity in the field of information security and/or cyber security;
– clearly and unambiguously convey own conclusions on information security and/or cyber security issues, as well as the knowledge and explanations that justify them to staff, partners and others;
– have the skills of autonomous and independent learning in the field of information security and/or cyber security and related fields of knowledge, analyze one's own educational needs and objectively evaluate the results of training;
– justify the selection of software, equipment and tools, engineering technologies and processes, as well as their limitations in the field of information security and/or cyber security based on current knowledge in related fields, scientific, technical and reference literature and other available information;
– plan training, as well as accompany and supervise work with personnel in the area of information security and/or cyber security.
Access to further studies: Obtaining third (educational and scientific / educational and creative) level