Education
Academic Background
GradX Best Dissertation Award — University of South Wales, 2026
Awarded best final year dissertation project across all graduating Cyber Security and Digital Forensics students. Prize sponsored by Positive Cyber Solutions Ltd, presented at the GradX ceremony on 1st May 2026.
Degree
BSc (Hons) Applied Cyber Security
First Class Honours
University of South Wales · 2022 — 2026
Including Foundation Year · Newport Campus
USW
Ross was featured by USW as a student success story — "Turning a passion for cyber security into a career."
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🏆 GradX Best Dissertation Award — May 2026 · University of South Wales
// Incident Response module — SOC simulation · USW
// Digital Forensics — Digital Evidence Retrieval · USW
🏆 GradX Best Dissertation Award Recipient · University of South Wales
Course Modules
What I Studied
FOUNDATION YEAR
Cyber Security & Forensics
Information Systems
Integrated Computing Devices
Fundamentals of Software Development
Web Development
Introduction to Mathematics
YEAR 1
Professionalism and Employability
Cyber Security Tools and Practices
Computer Systems and Security
Network Configuration
Programming
Information Security and Governance
YEAR 2
Compliance And Risk Management
Critical Systems Infrastructure
Cyber Crime Research Project
Digital Crime Scene Management
Secure Systems
Web Application And Cloud Security
YEAR 3 — FINAL YEAR
Security Operations and Penetration Testing
Hands-on offensive security techniques and methodologies
Secure Operations and Incident Management
The Cyber Professional in Practice
Malware Analysis
Cyber Dissertation Project 🏆
GradX Best Dissertation Award Winner — NIST Incident Response Plan Design