{"id":1391,"date":"2025-11-09T00:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T16:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/admissions\/?page_id=1391"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T04:32:51","slug":"info-sec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/admissions\/info-sec\/","title":{"rendered":"Information Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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INFORMATION SECURITY<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Secure systems, applications, and network.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The <\/span>Information Security<\/span><\/i><\/a> programme equips you with the knowledge and skills to safeguard computer systems and digital infrastructure.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Learn to identify vulnerabilities, develop security controls and respond to security incidents.<\/span><\/p>


<\/span>As cyber threats grow in scale and sophistication, information security continues to be a fast-growing field \u2013 with strong demand across both public and private sectors.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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You could become:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Forensic Investigator<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Perform investigations on compromised card payment data and identify new cybercrime threats to the payments ecosystem.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Computer Security Researcher\n<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Conduct cybersecurity research in the latest embedded systems technologies to assess security threats, vulnerabilities and risks.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Cyber Analyst<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Run penetration testing of different systems and security programs to detect vulnerabilities and ensure proper defences are put in place.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Malware Analyst<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Examine suspicious programs to determine the presence of malicious codes and provide recommendations against threats.<\/p><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Security Consultant<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Design and implement security solutions that meet the business requirements and needs of clients.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Security Software Engineer\n<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Develop defence tools to counter cyber threats and refine existing strategies to enhance security.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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and many more!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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One of the key traits of technology is that it is ever-changing. However, this means that the risks associated with it will also evolve to become more sophisticated.<\/div>
In Information Security, we are taught the foundations of how systems work, their associated vulnerabilities, and the strategies to counter them. Security plays a crucial role to prevent malicious exploitations and I hope to help improve our world in this regard.<\/div>
Pearlissa Taim, Information Security<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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One of the key traits of technology is that it is ever-changing. However, this means that the risks associated with it will also evolve to become more sophisticated.

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In Information Security, we are taught the foundations of how systems work, their associated vulnerabilities, and the strategies to counter them. Security plays a crucial role to prevent malicious exploitations and I hope to help improve our world in this regard.<\/div>
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Pearlissa Taim, Information Security<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A quick glance at our
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Computer Science & Information Security<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Electives<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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4 Information Security Courses<\/p>

2 other Courses<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Information Security<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Foundation<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Attack & Defense Techniques, IT Risk Management, Capstone Project<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Computing & Mathematics<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Foundation<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Programming, Algorithms, Databases, Networking, Operating Systems, Calculus, Probability, etc.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Industry Experience<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Wide range of Internship programmes<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Take a 6-month long internship (or two 3-month stints) either locally or overseas<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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IT Professionalism<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ethics and Communication<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Learn the ethical, social and legal issues of computing, etc.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Computer Science & Information Security<\/b>
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Information Security\u200b<\/b>
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Computing & Mathematics\u200b\u200b<\/b>
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Industry Experience<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Wide range of Internship programmes<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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IT Professionalism<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Build a strong foundation in Information Security.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Begin with core modules in programming, algorithms, networking, operating systems and computer organisation.<\/span><\/p>

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You\u2019ll also take Mathematics and Science courses to strengthen your foundations in computing and security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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