• Malware and cyber threat characteristics including advanced persistent threats (APTs)
• Computer network defense
• Penetration testing/ethical hacking
• Commercial software packages aimed at achieving increasing levels of Cyber Security covering the areas of Data Protection and Privacy, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
• Principles of building trusted computer systems and secure applications
• Security in mobile systems and social media systems
• Security in web applications and systems