Network information security has become an important key issue that needs to be solved urgently and concerns the overall situation and long-term interests of the country. It is not only a powerful guarantee to exert the high efficiency and effectiveness brought by the information revolution, but also an important barrier to resist information aggression. Information security capability is an important part of comprehensive national strength, economic competitiveness and viability in 2 1 century, and it is the commanding height that all countries in the world are struggling to climb at the turn of the century.
Information security issues have a comprehensive impact on all aspects of China's political, military, economic, cultural and social life. If it is not solved well, the country will be threatened by information war and the economic and financial risks will be high. In short, with the rapid development of network information technology today, information security has become crucial, and information security has become a hot topic in information science.
At present, the starting point of information security technology in China is still low, and only a few universities in China offer "information security" majors, and there is a shortage of information security technology talents. Graduates of this major can engage in the research, design, development and management of various information security systems and computer security systems in government agencies, national security departments, banks, finance, securities, communications and other departments, and can also engage in computer applications in the IT field. We should fully understand the importance of information security and its extremely broad market prospects in the network information age, adapt to the times and seize the opportunity!
Information security major is an interdisciplinary subject in computer, communication, mathematics, physics and other fields, which mainly studies the science and technology to ensure information security. Cultivate senior professionals who can hold information security positions in computer, communication, electronic information, e-commerce, e-government, e-finance, military and other fields. Its professional courses cover the main knowledge points in the field of information security.