Bachelor of Science (Computer Security and Forensics)

Description of the Programme

Computer security is constantly in the news – from high-profile hacking incidents and controversies surrounding lost data to identity theft and insecure public computer systems, it is impossible to ignore the importance of computer security. Business use of web applications and rising cases of cybercrime has fundamentally changed the nature of information security. Moreover, given the increasing reliance on computers and networks in almost all areas of human activity, individual and corporate, students are particularly exposed to skills that help keep computer systems secure, reliable and robust. This course offers skills to learners that will help in detecting, preventing, mitigating and dealing with digital crimes. The programme is based on computer digital forensic and computer security technologies and involves the application of scientific methods for the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of potential evidence to the courts. This course therefore exposes students to core computer science areas like networking, programming, database management and operating systems as well as security and forensics areas like evidence handling, evidence analysis, pattern and audit trailing, security tools/techniques, human psychology and the criminal justice system. Course content will cover the security needs of networks, users and applications, together with computer crime, police and forensic methods and legal requirements for collecting evidence.

Minimum Entry Requirements