2. What are the entry requirements?
3. What are the areas of specialization?
4. What are the career opportunities?
5. How do employers feel about this course?
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The Diploma in Cyber & Digital Security provides you with specialised knowledge and skills related to information security required for business, industry and public organisations.
2. What are the entry requirements?
Minimum Entry Requirements
5 GCE 'O' Level subjects including:
| English Language (EL1)* | Grades 1 - 7 |
| Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1 - 6 |
| Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | Grades 1 - 6 |
| Any one other subject, excluding CCA | - |
To be eligible for selection, you must have sat for at least one of the following subjects:
Additional Science, Additional Combined Science, Chemistry, Combined Science, Design & Technology, Engineering Science, Integrated Science, Physics, Physical Science, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry), Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).
*SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/Paper 322)/ Communication English or English Language (for UEC holders).
3. What are the areas of specialization?
Graduates will be equipped with the technical, social and ethical knowledge and skills in analysing, designing, implementing and managing information security solutions, policies and practices. The course will also prepare the graduates to be an information security professional, possessing skills that are in great demand and highly regarded across a multitude of industries.
4. What are the career opportunities?
Given the continued trend towards connected businesses, organisations recognise that information security is critical to delivering products and services. The demand for information security professionals is very strong in both the public and private sectors. As a graduate of this Course, you can look forward to rewarding careers such as security specialist, security administrator, security auditor, network and system administrator, security product tester, security product sales and marketing and software developer.
5. How do employers feel about this course?
"There has never been a greater need for professionals trained in network security. Today, the network has become the platform on which all organisations depend on. This increases its value as a target to hackers, terrorists and even disgruntled employees. The tools and technologies are available to guard against these threats but nothing can replace a skilled network security professionals. We are pleased that Temasek Information Technology School is mounting the Diploma in Cyber & Digital Security as this is a very important area which all organisations will have to pay attention to."
Craig Gledhill
Managing Director
Singapore and Brunei, Cisco Systems.
"Singapore is one of the most connected countries in the world. With the increasing number of invasions in cyberspace, information security has become even more essential to organisations. It is therefore important and timely to groom a pool of capable and qualified security professionals to protect the application, network and system infrastructure in cyberspace. A diploma course in Security will contribute professionals to help create a vibrant infocomm security industry in Singapore."
Gerry Chng
Manager, Technology & Security Risk Services
Ernst & Young
