Master of Science in Information Security

Program overview

Security domain is a key component in any field. It plays a vital role in securing industry know how, health records, online banking transactions, research results and many more. In 2006, NU dedicated a department in its ICT School for security research and education. This project was aimed to be the national project for leading and promoting ICT security sector in Egypt and the whole region. Security and privacy have evolved dramatically in the last 10 years. In our department we focus on the most vital security topics, such as cloud computing and big data security, keeping in mind the basics of security knowledge a student needs to have. These basics include but not limited to cryptography, operating systems and mobile applications security, security in wireless ad-hoc networks, digital forensics, penetration testing, malware analysis, security incident handling, risk management, and systems exploitation.