Overview

Gain an in-depth understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, principles, and technologies that affect cybersecurity. The security of business systems and data is vital, and with the most businesses having an online presence you will learn to implement AI to monitor and protect against cyber attacks.

Additional Description

With large-scale cyberattacks becoming more common in recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) is key in watching for patterns that could indicate bots or other AI systems, blocking these attempts and keeping systems secured.

With an overwhelming majority of security vendors claiming to do some kind of artificial intelligence in their solutions – either to spot malicious behavior patterns, or to add support to overloaded security operation centers – already AI is changing the methods of how most security vendors approach threat detection, and many would agree that AI insecurity is still in its infancy.

Our MSc Artificial Intelligence with Cyber Security course is designed to prepare you in the area of network, information, and computer security, focusing on the strategic implementation of AI-enabled security methods. You will learn in a business-focused context, allowing you to assess new and existing cybersecurity threats and apply suitable AI techniques to minimize them. Businesses will also have the opportunity to present you with real-life problems through our guest lectures, giving you an understanding of business needs in this area.

You will gain an awareness of the legal, economic, societal, and ethical issues that an AI-based cybersecurity system might impact on, and the ability to implement IT strategies to conform to the appropriate professional, regulatory and ethical guideline constraints.

This course addresses the needs of network engineers, cybersecurity specialists, and computer scientists who already have a relevant degree qualification and want to broaden their expertise through postgraduate studies in AI techniques applied to cybersecurity.

Careers

Once you have completed this course you will be prepared to undertake roles that require programming for data analysis, a knowledge of machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning, and also apply these skills specifically to cybersecurity.

If you'd like to continue your studies in research or further education, Anglia Ruskin offers a wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate research degrees including an MPhil or/and Ph.D. in Computer Science, or even a DProf in Science and Technology.

The Faculty of Science & Engineering is one of the largest of the four faculties at Anglia Ruskin University. Whether you choose to study with us full-time or part-time, on-campus or at a distance, there’s an option whatever your level – from a foundation degree, BSc, MSc, Ph.D., or professional doctorate.

Whichever course you pick, you’ll gain the theory and practical skills needed to progress with confidence. Join us and you could find yourself learning in the very latest laboratories or on field trips or work placements with well-known and respected companies. You may even have the opportunity to study abroad.

Everything we do in the faculty has a singular purpose: to provide a world-class environment to create, share and advance knowledge in science, technology, and engineering fields. This is key to all of our futures.