Vocational School Of Information Technologies | Department of Computer Technologies | Cyber Security Analyst And Operator Program

Profile of the Programme

The Cyber Security Analyst and Operator Program aims to train qualified human resources needed in the public and private sectors by blending theoretical knowledge and practical skills to ensure the security of digital systems. The program enables students to specialize in areas such as network security, information security management, malware analysis, intrusion detection and prevention systems, firewalls, forensics and cyber incident response processes.

In the program; It is a priority to train individuals who can analyze current threats, make risk assessments, develop preventive solutions by identifying security vulnerabilities and implement these solutions. During the education period, in addition to theoretical courses, students' practical competencies are developed through laboratory applications, case studies and scenario-based studies.

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Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

BÖLÜM BAŞKANI
DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ ŞENER AĞALAR

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to bachelor's programmes in related fields of study provided that the student obtains sufficient score in the Vertical Transfer Examination administired by the Student Selection Centre or may apply to bachelor's degree completion programmes in related fields of study in Distance Education System.

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of the Cyber Security Analyst and Operator Program have a wide range of employment opportunities in line with the increasing need for digital security in the public and private sectors. Graduates can work in technical positions that require expertise in the field of cyber security.

The main employment opportunities are as follows:

Public Institutions: IT units, national defense and internal security-oriented institutions, public data centers, universities and municipalities.

Private Sector: Companies operating in sectors with a high need for cyber security such as banking, finance, energy, health, transportation and e-commerce.

Technology Firms and Security Companies: Cyber security consultancy firms, software and hardware companies, organizations providing information technology services.

Cyber Security Operation Centers (SOC): Working in threat monitoring, incident response and vulnerability management units.

Freelance or Remote Work: Opportunity to work freelance in areas such as security testing (penetration testing), forensic IT services and information security consultancy.

Entrepreneurship: Developing a career by establishing companies providing information security services or taking part in start-up projects.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0