Deliverable D1.1: Master's in Cyber Security: Curriculum Design

Ensuring the security of IT infrastructure is becoming increasingly challenging. We are fully connected in the online space, and the shift to remote work during the pandemic has moved many of our activities online. Our everyday lives are heavily impacted by online services. While we consider security measures against various adversaries, we must also protect our systems from
innocent human errors.

One notable example of IT outage occurred on July 19, 2024, when Crowdstrike, a well-established cybersecurity company with a 24% market share in endpoint-protection market, and close ties to Microsoft, released an update containing a bug. This mistake led to a global IT outage on an unprecedented scale, affecting airports, banks, hospitals, and causing widespread disruption and
financial losses. Even this incident that involves major cybersecurity companies highlights the critical importance of the field of cybersecurity.

The first part of our labour market analysis of the field of Cybersecurity based on the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework [1], researched and documented by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). The main purpose of the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework research was to create a common understanding between individuals, employers and providers of learning programs across EU Member States. This makes it a valuable tool to bridge the gap between the
cybersecurity professional workplace and learning environments.