The Cybersecurity Master of Science and Technology is a two-year program, entirely taught in English and designed for highly qualified and internationally oriented students. The Program offers high-level scientific classes taught by faculty from Ecole Polytechnique and partner companies.
This Master of Science and Technology in Cybersecurity allows students to acquire:
- A high-level understanding of the broad field of cybersecurity
- Concrete operational skills within each of the three core activities (creation of secure systems, ensuring ongoing security, handling when system security is compromised), both for defensive and offensive cybersecurity.
- An understanding of the roles that security professionals have, within each of these activities
The ideal Bachelor's degree for candidates applying to our MSc&T Cybersecurity program is in Computer Science.
Candidates holding a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Electrical/Electronics Engineering are also eligible.
Students with a Bachelor's degree in Computational Chemistry/Biology or Bioinformatician will be considered on a case-by-case basis for admission.
Career Prospects
Students of the Cybersecurity Master's Program will learn how to address different issues in cybersecurity, whether directly or by creating adapted software. After graduating, they have access to a wide range of high-level jobs such as:
- Penetration tester
- Cybersecurity analyst
- Cybersecurity auditor
- RSSI (Responsable de Securite des Systèmes Informatique) / Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- SecOps Architect
- Consultant Cybersecurity
- Digital forensic investigator / examiner
- Incident Responder
- Ethical Hacker
- Security Architect