MASTER IN :
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
MSc in Information Systems Security
For one of the most critical and chronically understaffed missions of our time: defending the data, systems and infrastructure on which economies and societies now depend. An intensive program forging practitioners who think like attackers, defend like professionals and govern like leaders.
Program objectives
The program builds from advanced programming and networking foundations into the specialized arsenal of the security expert: information systems security, network security, ethical hacking and penetration testing, digital forensics, and the design and analysis of secure network systems. Distinctively, it pairs deep technical skill with cyber security law and governance — training you to navigate regulation, compliance, privacy and policy — while IT project management and entrepreneurship courses prepare you to lead security teams and launch security ventures.
Learning outcomes
Conduct professional penetration tests
Vulnerability assessments that produce actionable findings.
Investigate incidents with forensic rigor
Evidence that holds up outside the lab.
Architect secure networks
Wired and wireless systems designed to be defended.
Draft and enforce security policy
Aligned with the legal frameworks that actually apply.
Communicate risk convincingly
To executives who control the budget.
Lead security teams and ventures
Certified by an internship, a thesis and a defended business plan.
Integration in society
Cybersecurity professionals are society's digital guardians — protecting hospitals, power grids, elections, banks and the private lives of millions. As Africa's digital economy accelerates, every new mobile money platform, e-government portal and online classroom becomes an asset to defend. Security experts make digital trust possible.
Digital trust is the foundation on which the continent's $180 billion internet economy is being built.
Employment opportunities and careers
No technology field offers more urgent demand. The global cybersecurity workforce gap stands at 4.8 million unfilled positions, and the workforce would need to grow 87% just to meet current needs. Organizations with security staff shortages suffer breach costs averaging $1.76 million higher than well-staffed peers — so employers compete fiercely for qualified talent. Graduates work in banks, telecoms, government, defense, consultancies and international agencies.
Join the profession the world cannot fill fast enough
Study online or on campus, in English or French. In a field with near-zero unemployment and mission-driven purpose, your expertise will be wanted everywhere — and needed most at home.