Master in Cybersecurity

Currently, information is one of the most valuable assets, both for organizations and for individuals, so that privacy, confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of data has become an imperative in this society.

The growing electronic storage capacity of all types of information, as well as technology, coupled with the increase in cyber threats, have made the figure of the cybersecurity specialist an indispensable professional to ensure the correct operation in all types of companies in this hyperconnected world.

In Mexico, the deficit of experts in the subject is alarming. That is why the Tecnológico de Monterrey creates the Master in Cybersecurity, a program that seeks to develop in an engineer the skills of transformational leadership, as well as professional and analytical skills to perform successfully in the area of cybersecurity.

objective

Train experts to lead the cybersecurity office that are agents of change in organizations, capable of innovating to solve challenges and promote technological development in the areas of cybersecurity. With skills to design, operate, propose and manage projects to protect information using formal techniques.

Academic Faculty

Formed by professionals with extensive experience in the private sector, either as consultants or leading innovative projects for companies such as IBM, General Electric, Intel, Volkswagen and Google, among others, instructors of the program have also collaborated with UNAM, CONACYT and organizations They have experience in the academic field and contribute to the institution with research related to cybersecurity, promoting the knowledge and advancement of this discipline in Mexico.

Profile of the graduate

At the end of the program, the graduate will be able to:

• Apply formal methodologies to protect the data, information and knowledge of an organization.
• Analyze cybersecurity problems using appropriate formal reference models.
• Perform innovation of processes, products and services that provide relevant knowledge to solve challenges in the cybersecurity area.
• Communicate results of your professional work in a clear, effective and efficient manner.
• Skills to lead the information security office.

Tecnológico de Monterrey

More than 70 years of educational excellence

Our strengths

Tecnológico de Monterrey is a Mexican institution of higher education that has a new vision towards 2030:

Leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship for human flourishing

Data and numbers

• 20% of the directors of the largest companies in Mexico are graduates of Tecnológico de Monterrey.
• After 5 years of graduation, 42% of EXATEC are or have been partners or owners of a company.
• 18% of EXATECs have at least one international experience 5 years after graduation.
• Within 5 years of completing their studies, 28% of EXATECs hold a managerial position.

Rankings

• Best private university in Mexico. QS University Rankings, 2020
• In the top 3 of the best universities in Latin America. QS University Rankings, 2020

Addressed to

Professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of Information Security, preferably with experience in the field, interested in solving cybersecurity problems in an efficient and effective way. They have an excellent academic background, a vocation for generating knowledge, fluency in communication, they work professionally under strict ethical standards, they are open to new ways of assimilating knowledge and professional practice, and they are intellectually curious.

Curriculum

The Master's in Security program is made up of basic courses in the discipline, courses according to the area of concentration and project subjects.

• Period: Quarterly
• Start: January, April and September
• Number of subjects: 14

Fundamentals Courses

• Cybersecurity frames of reference
• Organizational structure of the cybersecurity office
• Cybersecurity operations
• Cybersecurity office management
• Data protection management
• Innovation in cybersecurity technology

Optional Courses

• Optional I
• Optional II
• Optional III
• Optional IV
• Optional V

Project Courses

• Cybersecurity project: At the end of the course the student will be able to analyze cybersecurity problems, propose solutions and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Business cybersecurity project: At the end of the course, the student will be able to analyze cybersecurity problems, propose solutions and evaluate their effectiveness in business organizations.

Areas of Concentration

• Cybersecurity operations
• Information security management
• Cybersecurity Architecture

Stamp Course (Choose 1)

• Leadership for sustainable development
• Business policy, ethics and corporate social responsibility

Optional courses to choose from

• Digital forensics. Development and reporting of cybersecurity metrics.
• Response and incidents
• Identification and investigation of cybersecurity incidents.
• Attacks in cyberspace. Cyber threat management.
• Cybersecurity Intelligence
• Asset configuration and vulnerability management

* Optional courses may change.

Benefits of Studying This Program

• Professors who have worked as professionals and/or consultants, recognized as leaders at a national and international level.
• Program developed by a mix of academic experts and consultants with extensive experience in cybersecurity projects within the industry.
• Highly practical study plan that contemplates students developing projects in the organizations in which they work.
• Students will graduate with two highly specialized diploma degrees, as well as their master's degree.
• Networking and collaboration between the high-profile students that make up each generation of the master's degree.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey has accreditations such as: SACS*, CIEES, SEP and CONACYT**

*Tecnológico de Monterrey is accredited by the Commission on Universities of the Association of Schools and Universities of the Southern United States to grant professional degrees and academic degrees of master's and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Universities at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call (+1) 404-679-4500, for questions about Tecnológico de Monterrey's accreditation.

** Check the validity of the accreditation of our programs and their benefits according to the provisions of CONACYT, on the official page of the National Quality Postgraduate Program.