The National Cybersecurity Academy Holds a Training course for Virtual Laboratories for Universities’ Teaching Staffs

National Cybersecurity Academy held a training course for faculty members in Riyadh for 5 days. The training course titled “Virtual Laboratories for Practical Training in Cybersecurity” in order to provide the specialized in cybersecurity and information technology staff members with the necessary tools to build a cybersecurity virtual laboratory, and through it they can simulate cyber-attacks and ways to confront them.
Thirty faculty members from thirty Saudi universities attended the training course. It is one of NCA’s various efforts to reinforce cooperation and integration with Saudi universities, in order to build specialized national cybersecurity capabilities.
The Academy has launched a number of initiatives to deal with the shortage of human resources and to meet the market needs, in pursuance of protecting the Kingdom’s cyberspace. The Academy, through its CyberPro Program, is training national entities’ staff members and fresh graduates of the cybersecurity and computer fields.
The Academy aims to train 20,000 citizens who work, or are going to work, in the cybersecurity field before the end of year 2022. This is to prepare a powerful base of qualified national cadres, which will help in achieving a secure and trusted Saudi cyberspace, which enables growth and prosperity. The goal of this is to support the realization of the Kingdom’s 2030 vision.