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Lead the fight against cybercrime

Cybersecurity is crucial for protecting data and networks to ensure the safety and security of businesses, governments and individuals. As cyber threats grow, the demand for skilled professionals rises. With a career in cybersecurity, you'll be at the forefront of an exciting and essential field for safeguarding our increasingly digital world.

  • Top university in Australia for computer science

    We’re ranked #1 in Australia to study computer science by Times Higher Education 2024 and placed inside the world’s top 50 for computer science and engineering by ShanghaiRanking 2024.

  • Advancing the frontiers of cybersecurity

    Monash is home to some of the world’s leading experts in cybersecurity who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and designing new ways to make systems more secure.

  • Valuable industry experience

    You’ll have opportunities to gain paid, practical experience whilst earning credit towards your degree. Depending on your course, you may have access to industry-based learning placements, industry experience programs or internships.

  • A variety of course options

    With 30+ courses aligned to cybersecurity across most of our ten study areas from STEM to humanities, you can create a pathway into cybersecurity tailored to your interests. Our IT and engineering courses are professionally accredited.

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Cybersecurity industry insights

  • Global talent shortage

    There's estimated to be a global shortage of nearly 4 million cyber professionals.

    Source: World Economic Forum

  • increase in damage from cyberattacks over a decade

    Damage from cyberattacks will amount to about $10.5 trillion annually worldwide by 2025.

    Source: McKinsey and Company

    300%

  • Unfilled cybersecurity jobs

    The shortfall in qualified cybersecurity professionals is forecast to hit 30,000 unfilled positions in Australia by 2026.

    Source: CyberCX

  • revenue growth

    Australia's cybersecurity sector is set to triple its revenue over the coming decade due to increased demand for cybersecurity products and services.

    Source: CSIRO

    3x

New technique to make digital transactions quantum safe and twenty times faster

Monash researchers have worked with experts from around the world to develop a new way to implement quantum-safe digital signatures, resulting in speedier and safer online transactions.

News story

World-first “Cybercrime Index” ranks countries by cyber threat level

An international team of researchers, including a Monash cybersecurity expert, have compiled the first ever ‘World Cybercrime Index’, which identifies key crime hotspots by ranking the most significant sources of cybercrime across the globe.

News story

The age of surveillance

Leading experts from across Monash discuss the age of surveillance we currently live in, how it can help humanity for the better and how to it can be used to hurt us.

Documentary

Building stronger and faster blockchains

A global team of researchers, including Monash experts, has developed a new algorithm that will enable building more resilient, efficient, and faster blockchains.

News story

Future-proofing cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific region

A new project, led by Monash researchers in collaboration with Oceania Cyber Security Centre, aims to train organisations across the Indo-Pacific region to help safeguard against emerging cybersecurity threats.

News story

How should we regulate the use of facial recognition in Australia?

The rise of the online surveillance economy provides an alarming example of how quickly invasive forms of monitoring and tracking can be normalised when they’re implemented without clear regulation or public deliberation.

Feature
Akansha Kapoor
Hear from our alumni

"Monash helped me to find an internship that led to paid opportunities. I got a job at PwC before I even finished my degree. As a senior consultant at PwC, I recently worked with a law enforcement agency to advise them on how they could use technology to help people feel safer in the community. I believe that technology should bring people together."

Akansha Kapoor, Senior Consultant at PwC
Bachelor of Information Technology

What skills do employers seek?

As technology advances at an exponential rate, industries are looking for new skill sets from graduates.

Monash experts predict that fundamental human abilities like creative problem solving, collaboration, emotional intelligence and adaptability will become the new benchmark as artificial intelligence and huge data sets drive innovation in the workplace.

Explore courses aligned with a career in cybersecurity

With a wide range of study options available, we've curated a list of courses to help you carve out a career in cybersecurity. You can also browse our full range of courses including double degrees. You may even consider combining an undergraduate degree with a more specialised graduate course to broaden your career prospects.

Whichever path you choose, you'll become part of a vibrant community, learn from some of the world's brightest minds, and graduate with the transferrable skills wanted by employers across all industries.

Majors, minors and specialisations are available in some undergraduate courses. They enable you to dive deeper into your area of interest and pursue your passion.

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