Cyber Security

Cyber Security also known as Information Technology (IT) Security focuses on protecting computers, networks, servers, mobile devices, and data from malicious attacks. The growing number of devices connected to the internet and new innovative attacks from cyber criminals represent some of the biggest challenges for Cyber Security experts.

Some of the topics you can expect to study are: fundamental security design principles, IT systems components, script programming, cryptography, cyber threats, forensic accounting, legal and ethical issues, and others.

Cyber Security or IT Security professionals protect sensitive data for organisations from different fields, like banking, retailing, healthcare, education, social media, etc. As a Cyber Security expert, you are responsible for maintaining, evaluating, and improving the security infrastructure. Cyber Security specialists install firewalls, monitor network activity, back up data and create and implement security policies and procedures. If there is a web security breach, experts fix it as soon as possible and find ways to prevent future attacks.

Some of the skills you need to develop to become a successful IT security professional are analysis and problem solving, decision making, organisation and time management, attention to details, communication and creativity.

After graduation, Cyber Security students find work as cryptographers, information security officers, security engineers, penetration testers, forensics experts, security administrators, ethical hackers, etc.

The student is accepted into Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan according to the following criteria:
The student must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and the admission criteria set by the Jordanian Higher Education Council must apply to him, which are:

• Average (80%) for the specializations of Pharmacy and Engineering
• Average (70%) for the specialization of Nursing
• Average (65%) for the specialization of Law
• Average (60%) for the rest of the specializations

High school students/scientific branch: They are allowed to study in all specializations
High school students/literary and religious branch: They are allowed to study in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Business
And the Faculty of Law and the specialization of Multimedia Technology/Multimedia.

High school students/information management branch: They are allowed to study in Specializations of the College of Science and Information Technology, the College of Arts, the College of Business, the College of Law, and the Multimedia Technology specialization
High school students / Comprehensive Health Education Branch: They are allowed to study in the College of Nursing, the College of
Arts, the College of Business, the College of Law, and the Multimedia Technology specialization.
High school students / Professional branches: They are accepted in specific specializations for each professional branch, provided that they study
the two additional subjects for the relevant professional branch, and pass them.

The colleges or specializations that students of the professional branches are allowed to apply to are determined as follows:

Industrial Branch: College of Engineering and Technology, College of Science and Information Technology, Classroom Teacher Specialization
Management Information Systems Specialization, and the College of Architecture and Design.
Commercial Branch and Branch Hotelier: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Law, and Multimedia Technology specialization.
Agricultural Branch:Faculty of Science and Information Technology, and Classroom Teacher specialization, and Administrative Information Systems specialization, and Graphic Design specialization, and Multimedia Technology specialization.
Home Economics Branch: Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Law, and Multimedia Technology specialization.

* Non-Jordanian students may be accepted as an exception to the GPA requirement with a maximum of 15 marks less than the permitted limit of admission rates, provided that they adhere to the General Secondary Education Branch.
* No Jordanian student holding another nationality may be granted an exception to the GPA requirement to register in the majors offered at the university.
 

Students can apply for admission to a higher education institution in Jordan through the following:

1. Applying directly to the institution of higher education of their choice. Many higher education institutions in Jordan have online application services or through university service offices; while some institutions accept applications through mail. Each higher education institution determines its own enrollment requirements. Therefore, a prospective student should communicate with the institution they wish to apply to in order to know the specific admission requirements and procedures.
2. Applying directly through the free on-line application
3. Communicate with the Directorate of International Student Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and apply to any higher education institution