Information Security Technology Yeditepe University

Overview

As a result of the rapid development and widespread availability of information technologies, internet use is continuously increasing. Distributed computing and data storage techniques, network, data and application security are gaining importance.

Students who will follow this Information Security Technology program at Yeditepe University will learn software development, data mining, internet and network expertise, cybersecurity, cryptology, penetration tests and artificial intelligence applications. As such, they will be able to improve security levels against information security threats, find security vulnerabilities, and take the necessary hardware and software measures to provide the security of information in physical systems.

Career Opportunities

Our alumni can work in job positions such as "information security specialist", "system security specialist", "cybersecurity specialist", "network expert/manager", "system support specialist", or "software developer", among numerous others. Turkey, which ranks 5th among the cyber-attack targets on a global scale, needs a large number of computer programmers and IT experts with a specialization in cybersecurity. Considering that the cyber-attack threats will increase substantially in the coming years, the market's demand for experts in this field is also expected to increase. The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey published a 21-item Information and Communication Security circular in the Official Gazette dated July 6, 2019 and numbered 30823.