{"id":157,"date":"2021-01-08T13:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T12:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberschool.univ-rennes.fr?page_id=157"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:29:55","slug":"software-system-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyberschool.univ-rennes.fr\/en\/education\/masters-and-postgraduate-programmes\/masters-cybersecurity-science-of-software-and-hardware-security\/software-system-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Software & System Security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Software & System Security specialisation is run by the IT Faculty ‘ISTIC’<\/a> at the University of Rennes<\/a>. <\/strong>Students enrolled for this specialisation complete a Master\u2019s Cybersecurity, Science of Software and Hardware Security<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With this specialisation, students are trained to become cybersecurity specialists and manage information system infrastructure security projects, develop security applications, and carry out technical security audits.<\/strong> This is an innovative programme which focuses on software, system, and network security.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Subjects such as security, reverse engineering, network and protocol security, cryptography, and security management are studied in detail to steer students towards jobs such as security engineers or security researchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first year of the Master’s concentrates on reviewing IT system design. Syllabus: object-oriented analysis and design, compilation, project management, and a software development project.<\/p>\n

In the second year, students specialise in system infrastructure security.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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