Major: Information Security

Find out why crypto works and how it’s applied to protect your digital identity, how to develop secure systems (and maybe even prove that the implementation is correct), and how attackers try to break all of these. TU Graz is a leading university in the field of Information Security. In 3 english-language master’s programmes students can specialize in the field of Information Security.

Information Security in Degree Programmes

Information Security and Hardware
Do you want to be among those who build the newest secure processors of the future? Combine information security know-how with information technology in the Master's degree programme Computer Science.

Information Security and Software
Do you want to be a member of the generation that’s helping to shape the future? Hot topics include information security and robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence: Master's degree programme Information and Computer Engineering.

Information Security and Economy
Are you planning to start your own company? Combine information security with management skills in the Master's Degree Programme Software Engineering and Management.


Information Security Research

Research on all aspects of information security is conducted at the Institute of Applied Information Processing and Communications (IAIK). This research is carried out to find answers to the most pressing IT security challenges.

This takes place in 4 research areas:

Formal Methods
System Security
Secure Application
Cryptology and Privacy


Cybersecurity Campus Graz

TU Graz has founded the Cybersecurity Campus together with its partner company SGS in order to create the only unified environment for cybersecurity research, teaching, product testing, and much more found anywhere in the world.

A large number of companies that are active in the security sector also are based in Graz. The cooperation between these companies and TU Graz enables students to conduct internships and summer jobs in this specialised field.