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New virtual cyber school gives teens chance to try out as cybersecurity agents from home

Young people are being encouraged to join online classes to develop problem-solving and cyberskills. We hear from experts in the field. Thousands of young people are being offered the chance to join a virtual cybersecurity school as part of plans to make sure the country develops the next generation of professional cyberdefenders. At a time when schools […]


Fortinet makes all online cybersecurity training courses available for free to address skills gap

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced it is opening the entire online, self-paced catalogue of advanced Network Security Expert training courses for free. Fortinet is making 24 advanced security courses available for free that cover topics ranging from Secure SD-WAN, public cloud security and secure access, among others. […]


Open University and Cisco team up with FutureLearn to launch new cybersecurity microcredential

The Open University has launched a new microcredential in Cyber Security Operations, endorsed by the Cisco Networking Academy and available now on FutureLearn.com. Using up-to-date experience from the internationally recognised Cisco CCNA Cyber Security Operations certification, delivered by Senior Lecturer in Networking at The Open University, Andrew Smith, this course will allow students to develop […]


SANS Institute to hold hands-on, immersion-style cybersecurity training in Dubai

SANS Institute, a global leader in cybersecurity training, has announced SANS Dubai February 2020, which will be held from February 15-20, 2020 at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Beach. Through hands-on, immersion-style training, global cybersecurity experts will train and enable participants with skills to defend their organisation against security breaches and prevent future attacks. “The rapid […]


BAE Systems and NCSC invest in diversity to find young cyber professionals of the future

Growing demand for cyberskills and a more socially mobile and diverse workforce meant BAE Systems and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) hosted a CyberFirst event in Manchester to showcase cybersecurity careers to young people. Held at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum, the event showed Year 8 and 9 students and their families how studying […]


Tabuk University launches first Fortinet Network Security Academy in Saudi Arabia

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced that Tabuk University will be the first educational institution in Saudi Arabia to offer the Fortinet Network Security Academy (FNSA) programme. The FNSA is designed to develop and train action-oriented cybersecurity experts to manage new and advanced threats on the horizon. The […]


Introducing the Midlands Centre for Cyber Security

Speller Metcalfe, one of the UK’s leading construction companies based in the Midlands, is to build a multi-million-pound cybersecurity centre in Hereford, Herefordshire. The new Cyber Quarter Midlands Centre for Cyber Security has been designed by Associated Architects and is a joint venture between The University of Wolverhampton and Herefordshire Council. The centre will be […]


Disappointed cyberstudents who miss university grades given free access to Immersive Labs’ learning platform

Crestfallen cyberstudents who miss out on their first choices of university are being given free access to Immersive Labs’ industry leading cyberskills development platform. Backed by Goldman Sachs and developed by an ex GCHQ trainer, the technology will give students access to a purpose-built set of ‘labs’ which drop the user into entry-level cybersecurity challenges designed […]


UK students at risk of email fraud ahead of A-level results day

Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has released research identifying that almost two thirds (65%) of the UK’s top 20 universities have no published DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) record, making them potentially more susceptible to cybercriminals spoofing their identity and increasing the risk of email fraud for students. With a record 40% […]


SANS Institute to enhance critical and strategic cybersecurity skills in KSA

SANS Institute, a global leader in cybersecurity training, has announced SANS Riyadh 2019, a training event for cybersecurity professionals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event, which will be held at Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski, Riyadh from July 28 to August 1, 2019, will focus on developing skills in critical security and strategic security […]


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