IIBIT International Institute of Business & Information Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Security)
Sydney, Australia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Learn to defend business, government databases holding sensitive data. This Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Security) at IIBIT Education Group covers network protocols, hardware, OS security models and ethical hacking via practical labs. You'll investigate real-world vulnerabilities, learn methods attackers use, test systems to find weak points, build problem-solving skills for protecting data and responding to breaches.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in cybersecurity, network security, information security and IT operations. Roles include network architect, IT security specialist, penetration tester (ethical hacker), systems administrator, security analyst, and roles in information assurance, incident response, data protection and consulting.
Learn how to defend business, government and individual databases that hold sensitive data. Employment in this area has experienced strong growth over the last ten years, and is forecast to continue. Your specialisation in security will allow you to be on the frontline of the war in cyberspace and become familiar with methods attackers use. You will learn how to investigate and protect against security breaches on vulnerable private information, whilst developing an understanding of the security models provided by the major operating systems involved in modern computer networks. Through core studies and practicals, you will delve into networks, their protocols and hardware, to investigate how these systems can be vulnerable to a malicious attack. Your problem solving skills will come to the fore when ethical hacking – testing a system to break-in or to find weak points. As a network architect, or an IT security specialist, you can look forward to a varied career in information security or IT operations.
