A Cyber Security Week was launched yesterday by the Kindi Centre for Computing Research at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) to gather experts and researchers to exchange their expertise and ideas and provide solutions to the current challenges in the area.
The opening session was themed ‘Cybersecurity and the Blockade: Opportunities and Threats’. The week covers various activities including a training session titled ‘Introduction to Secure Software Development’ and training cybersecurity series on ‘Introduction to Web-Hacking’, ‘Web-Hacking Contest’ and ‘Anti-Blockade Hackathon’.
The opening was attended by QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham, vice president for Research and Graduate Studies Prof Mariam al-Maadeed, CENG dean Dr Khalifa al-Khalifa, Qatar Armed Forces Commander of Signal and Information Brig Abdul Aziz Falah al-Dosari, Ministry of Transport and Communications assistant undersecretary Khalid Sadiq al-Hashmi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Technology director Dr Saif Mohammed al-Kuwari, Qatar National Research Fund Information and Communication Technology Programme director Dr Munir Tag, Thales Critical Information Systems and Cyber Security specialist Baptiste Cazagou, and Tubitak representative Dr Devrim Unal, as well as CENG faculty, staff and students. Dr al-Derham said, “Through this week, QU is supporting the vision of the National Cyber Security Strategy, which represents a roadmap to raise awareness of the importance of cybersecurity, and contributes to the preservation of the fundamental rights and values of Qatari society.”
Kindi Centre for Computing Research director Dr Noora Fetais said, “Although there is an evolution in the systems of some institutions, they are not immune to cyber-attacks because of the development of mechanisms and methods of electronic hackers, and hence all institutions need to develop a plan for the development of their infrastructure to enhance cybersecurity.”
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