Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma in Information Security

This web page describes a number of Information Security Training Courses that are offered individually and are open for all to attend. Anyone may attend as many or as few as they wish. However, each course can also count towards an academic qualification for those who choose to apply and follow a suitable programme of courses.

The electronic handling of information is one of the defining technologies of our age. Enormous volumes of information are routinely stored and transmitted worldwide - indeed, most aspects of our daily lives would come to a halt should the information infrastructure fail. However, with the benefits deriving from the ability to automatically manage so much information, come major threats to businesses, governments and individuals. These threats include possible fraud through information manipulation, deliberate damage to stored and transmitted information, and blackmail associated with the threat of damage. The field of Information Security, namely the study of countermeasures to these real and serious threats, has grown up very rapidly in recent years. The subject embraces a range of technologies such as cryptography, computer security, and fraud detection, and also includes the study of how security can best be managed.

This Certificate and Diploma are designed to introduce the technical, legal and commercial aspects of Information Security. Students of the course come from a variety of backgrounds, although the programme has been particularly designed for those in employment. The Certificate and Diploma are intended as a foundation for a professional career as well as for postgraduate research in Information Security. Graduates of the qualifications are expected to find employment in both industry and commerce as security experts, and the need for such experts is likely to be high for the foreseeable future.

Further information, including Course Structure and Frequently Asked Questions can be found through the links on the left hand side.

The Information Security Group offers an active research environment with 18 established academic posts and a large number of research assistants and research students, making it one of the largest academic security groups in the world. The Group benefits from the contributions of several Visiting Professors, Fellows and Consultants with a broad range of expertise and regularly hosts international visitors. It has close links to a number of leading companies in the area of Information Security.

Royal Holloway, University of London, was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in 1998 in recognition of the work of the ISG.

Professor Peter Wild
Information Security Group
Royal Holloway, University of London.

Tel. +44 (0) 1784 443081
E-mail: p.wild [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk

Contact and application details

For further information please contact:

John Austen
Information Security Group
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham
Surrey TW20 0EX

Tel: +44 (0) 7976 235513
Fax: +44 (0) 1737 557154

E-mail: John.Austen [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk