Postgraduate Certificate in Cyber Security

"Give your career in Cyber Security a boost. The Postgraduate in Cyber Security with a major in Cyber Security at Howest, Bruges, Belgium offers you the ideal education."

Howest offers you a wide range of interesting topics.

Did you ever want to understand how a hacker works and to counter their attacks through reverse malware engineering?
Are you interested in becoming an ethical hacker and help private and public sector organizations find their weak spots through penetration testing (system, web and network)?
Do you want to help fight cybercrime and find the bad guys by conducting a forensic analysis?
Or is your life’s goal to strengthen security in the industry by learning about Industrial Control Systems Security (OT)?
Or do you want to understand cryptography and how it can be used to protect information?
Or do you want to learn how it is misused to secretly encrypt your data and ask money (which is ransomware) or hide activities from criminals?
Data Privacy and GDPR provide you with the essential knowledge to become a Data Protection Officer (DPO). You will acquire thorough expertise in Information Security Management and threat modelling & intelligence.

As a pioneer in offering education for ground-breaking new technologies Howest was one of the first to respond to the lack of industry-ready, practice-oriented Cyber Security Professionals by offering this advanced program. Innovative subjects like Cyber Warfare and security in 5G, Blockchain and AI are included.

To be eligible for this Advanced Program a Bachelor or Master in Computer Sciences is a must.

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