本专业是随着计算机网络的迅速普及,网上电子商务的开展,为培养急需的信息安全专业人才而兴起的一门新的理科专业。该专业由数学各学科,计算机科学,信息科学与信息通讯科学等交叉渗透而形成,具有独特的理论体系与技术。经过四年的学习,毕业生在掌握数学的一些基本理论与方法、计算机科学的基本理论与技术基础上,掌握信息安全的基本理论与技术,能够成为适应世界范围内的经济信息化、数字化的复合型信息安全专业人才。可于国家企事业部门(银行、证券、税务、邮政、电信、政府部门等)、各类公司(尤其电子商务公司)、国家军政机要部门等从事信息安全工作,保证信息与计算机网络的安全性,开展相应的电子商务及电子政务;或继续从事相关专业的科研、教学工作、攻读研究生学位。
With the rapid prevalence of computer network and the development of electronic commerce on internet, Information Security has become a new science which trains more people with expertise in this major. It has particular theoretical system and technology by the interaction of mathematics, computer science, information and communication sciences, etc. After four years of study, graduates acquire basic theories and methods of mathematics and computer science. On this basis, they study the fundamental theories and techniques of Information Security to make them be interdisciplinary Information Security talents who adapt to worldwide economic informationalization and digitization. They can work in the state enterprises and departments (banks, securities, tax, post and telecommunication, government departments), various kinds of companies (especially electronic commerce vendors), chief corporations to guarantee the network security, and national military and confidential departments to ensure information confidentiality, integrity, legality, non-repudiation and effectiveness. Also they can continue to engage in the relevant professional research and teaching work, or continue to study for graduate degree.