Cyber security governance involves developing, applying and maintaining a framework of standards, processes and activities that together secure an organisation against cyber risk.

This major brings together studies in information technology and systems, business processes, cybercrime, ethics, management, blockchain, accounting and finance, law and governance, giving you a skill set that maximises your ability to plan for all manner of security challenges and to lead effective responses. You’ll examine key cybersecurity governance concepts and principles from a business perspective. You’ll acquire the know-how to evaluate and develop frameworks to manage cybersecurity risk and compliance.

Key Features

• This major brings together studies in accounting, computing, information systems, and security studies and criminology.
• You’ll examine relevant and current issues through real-world case studies and contemporary examples.
• You’ll acquire an understanding of governance frameworks, privacy and risk to help organisations protect themselves against cybersecurity attacks, and you’ll learn how to develop frameworks to manage cybersecurity risk and compliance.
• You’ll have the opportunity to attend guest lectures by cybersecurity practitioners and industry partners.
• You’ll benefit from our collaboration with major companies in the Macquarie Park Innovation District (MPID), which promotes a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to tackle real-world challenges in cybersecurity.
• Macquarie has close ties with public, private and not-for-profit organisations, which offer innovative work experience through internships, shadowing and graduate opportunities.
• Macquarie is ranked number one in Sydney for teaching quality and student support in business and management, and number one in Sydney for overall graduate employment in information technology (QILT, 2017).

• Auditor
• Business analyst
• Chief information security officer
• Compliance officer
• Cybersecurity assurance professional
• Ethical hacker
• IT and risk consultant/cyber risk analyst
• Researcher
• Risk analyst
• Security business analyst/cybersecurity analyst
• Security governance consultant
• Threat intelligence analyst
• Vulnerability assessor