Delhi University To Launch Course In Cyber Security 'Shortly'

Delhi University To Launch Course In Cyber Security 'Shortly'

Having received necessary approvals from statutory bodies, the Delhi University (DU) is "shortly" going to launch a year-long course in cyber security, it said on Monday.

NEW DELHI:  Having received necessary approvals from statutory bodies, the Delhi University (DU) is "shortly" going to launch a year-long course in cyber security, it said on Monday.

"The University of Delhi with approval of statutory bodies is shortly launching one year post-graduate diploma in Cyber Security and Law. This programme caters to the niche domain of cyber security with a unique combination of cyber laws," a statement from the university read.

The course is likely to start from February next year, an official source confirmed, and classes will commence from March.

The course will be held in two semesters will six papers in each.

With this programme the university intends to move into the domain of teaching and research in cyber security and allied disciplines, Das said.

“The course envisages training professionals with practical handling in detection of vulnerabilities and creating resilient system therefrom,” he said.

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The university said the new programme addresses the dire need of professionals in the domain of cyber security and intends to produce professionals capable of administrating the end to end security for varied virtual platforms and websites, banks and financial intermediaries, social media platforms, industrial applications, mobile data and cloud interface as forefronts.