In this age of digitalisation, every bit of data in our work, personal, and collective lives is prone to exploitation and billions of people depend upon digital technology and connectivity that are cyber secure in their daily lives. At Royal Holloway, University of London’s Information Security Group (ISG), you can study with cyber world pioneers and prepare to become a future cyber expert ready to solve real-world problems.

The ISG’s postgraduate programmes are accredited by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). You’ll join an interdisciplinary department dedicated to advanced education and research in information and cyber security, and industry-led collaboration on an international scale for over 35 years. 

The University itself has an excellent track record, having been recognised as a UK Government Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research and holds a gold award from the NCSC as a UK Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education. 

Royal Holloway graduates form a global network in all areas of society, and across a wide range of roles ranging from Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to working in information and data governance, e-commerce, security operations, as well as research and development across various sectors including financial services, government, telecommunications and consultancy.

MSc Information Security

The MSc Information Security was founded in 1990 as the first of its kind in the world. It continues to be a world leader, taught by specialists in the field with backgrounds in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and the social sciences.

MSc Information Security with a Year in Industry

If you want to be more hands-on, you can opt for the MSc Information Security with a Year in Industry instead.

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Study with cyber world pioneers, where future cyber experts are born.