In today’s digital world, cyber-attacks are becoming everyday occurrences. Cyber security professionals are employed to protect organisations from cyber-attacks and are in high demand. This course prepares you for a successful security career anywhere in the cyber world. Throughout the Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security, you will learn how to confront cyber security challenges and understand what the key issues are. You will focus on a range of studies, and gain knowledge about system security and digital forensics, analytics, organisational security and human issues. This course gives you the cyber security skills that are crucial to the success of our digital future. And, once you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and talent to take on an expert security role within business, government or law enforcement. Course structure To complete the Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security, students must attain 8 credit points and complete STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point unit) as outlined below. Graduate outcomes Career outcomes Career options are varied so you could work anywhere in the world as a: security analyst project manager security system manager cryptographer consultant security system developer or programmer information security auditor business continuity or IT security engineer. Course learning outcomes Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.