Nowadays, due to the development of digital technologies, the amount of information stored online is growing rapidly every day. As a result, there is an urgent need to protect the collected data that is monitored online, and the demand for information security specialists is at its highest.
«Information Security» is one of the most popular areas among applicants. An important area of activity for information security specialists is to ensure the protection of confidential information (official and professional secrets, personal data, commercial secrets, etc.) from leakage and unauthorized access to it.
The program is aimed at training specialists who are able to identify vulnerabilities in information systems, determine potential threats to the security of protected information, and develop a system for protecting information from identified threats in accordance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts.
The key objective of the program is to develop competencies aimed at performing professional tasks in auditing information systems, assessing the risks of implementing information security threats, conducting certification of protected premises, etc.
The training includes studying modern technical means of information protection, methods for identifying and eliminating computer incidents, methods for installing and configuring parameters of software and hardware for information protection, etc.
The profile program is aimed at maximum coverage of basic competencies for performing professional tasks in the field of information security: development, debugging, implementation and operation of information security systems, calculating the risk of information leakage, studying the company's websites and services, identifying vulnerabilities, identifying hacking attempts, and eliminating their consequences.
The profile includes studying technologies for generating, based on monitoring, reports on the state of the company's IT systems and maintaining technical documentation.
Duration of full-time study - 4 years
Duration of study full-time and part-time - 4 years 6 months
The educational program provides for educational and industrial practices, including the development of skills in identifying vulnerabilities of information systems and assessing their level of criticality, building a threat model and a system for protecting restricted access information, installing, configuring and using DLP systems, identifying current threats to information security, identifying and responding to incidents, etc.
Industrial practice is carried out on the basis of specialized organizations in production conditions with the direct participation of students in solving practical problems. The competencies mastered by students during the internship period allow them to collect material and complete a final qualifying work, and contribute to the further employment of graduates in specialized organizations.
Graduates of this training program are in high demand in government agencies, information security departments of any organization, organizations developing, configuring and using information security tools, and certifying protected premises. Graduates can hold the following positions: information security specialist, incident monitoring and response specialist, security analysis specialist (pentester), etc.
Information security area Key factors in favor of choosing training program 10.03.01 are:
- high demand in the labor market due to the need to protect information in any company;
- competitive wages and the struggle of companies for highly qualified specialists;
- the possibility of career and professional growth.
Graduates of this program are employed in various government and commercial organizations: the FSTEC Directorate of Russia for the Siberian Federal District, «Information Security Systems» LLC, «SECU» LLC, FKP «NIO» «GBIP Rossii», Branch of FKP «NIO» «GBIP Rossii» «NOZIP», JSC «Perspective Monitoring», «Certification Technical Center» LLC, «Akstel-Bezopasnost» LLC, «Regional Certification Center» LLC, JSC PO «Sever», FSUE «Scientific and Production Enterprise «GAMMA»», etc.