IT companies
add to growth
of registered
companies
in Qatar
MOTC announces Qatar
Threat Hunters competition
T
he Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has
announced a significant increase in
the number of companies, including IT
enterprises, registered under itself during the
first half of 2018.
QFC, one of the world’s leading onshore
business and financial centres, announced a
69% increase in new firms registered during
the first half of 2018 compared to the same
period in 2017.
The total number of firms on the QFC
platform was recorded as 532 by the end of
the first half of this year.
The newly registered firms come from a wide
variety of sectors including IT, advisory and
consulting, advertising and marketing, legal
services and investment clubs.
As well as Qatari firms, the majority of new
companies joining the QFC platform have
come from Europe, India and Pakistan. There
have also been a number of firms joining
from the USA and MENA regions.
Since June 2017 the QFC has seen a notable
increase in international firms looking to
establish in Qatar.
Yousuf Mohammed Al-Jaida, Chief Executive
Officer, QFC Authority, said: “The QFC has
broken another record in terms of firms
joining our platform. We continue to attract
a wide range of new companies from
Qatar and beyond, all who recognise the
attractiveness of the QFC platform and the
many opportunities available within the
Qatar market.”
P otential cybersecurity experts in Qatar
have the chance to prove their skills in
a nationwide competition. The Ministry
of Transport and Communications
(MOTC), in association with the ITU Arab
Regional Cybersecurity Centre (ARCC),
has announced this year’s Qatar Threat
Hunters competition for young people
aged between 17 and 24. and specialists and harness their
capabilities for competing regionally and
globally. As the cybersecurity skills gap
continues to grow both in the private and
public sector, cybersecurity competitions
have been recognised worldwide as an
effective method for finding new talents
and to foster the development of the
required cybersecurity competences.
MOTC has invited all Qatari talents who
have skills in the realm of cybersecurity to
join the competition. The competition revolves around
several questions and challenges on
cybersecurity domains such as ethical
hacking, system exploitation, ICT
infrastructure and system protection,
computer forensics and malware analysis.
This national contest is a part of the
Arab Threat Hunter competition that
is organised by ITU and ARCC for Arab
youth to develop their skills and talents in
the field.
The aim is to qualify and prepare the next
generation of cybersecurity professionals
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Competition winners are going to
be awarded during the Regional
Cybersecurity Week 2018 for the Arab
Region. This will be held in Kuwait from
October 21 to 25.
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