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Kaspersky and Saudi Federation link-up on
cybersecurity training
than 1,500 students with no prior training on
cybersecurity participated in the programme.
Amir Kanaan, Managing Director for the
Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky,
said: “This initiative is another step towards
improving cybersecurity training among
the youth of today, and we appreciate
SAFCSP’s efforts in widening its reach.
The number of students who attended
shows that there is significant awareness
about cyberthreats and interest in building
cybersecurity skills. With initiatives such as
this, we are able to invest in the future of
cybersecurity for the region.”
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity solutions
provider, has collaborated with the Saudi
Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming
and Drones (SAFCSP) to conduct a three-day
entry-level course on cybersecurity as part
of the Cyberhub courses programme for
university students across the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. This combined effort was an
educational initiative aimed at increasing
students’ knowledge of information security,
its main concepts and mechanisms and tools
for protection against cyberthreats. More
Mohammed Alghamdi, Cybersecurity
Track Manager at SAFCSP, said: “We are
committed towards providing the young
people of today with the knowledge that
they need to create a cyber-immune world
and build the Saudi cybersecurity capabilities
to defend against cyberthreats.”
Remote working at stc dramatically increases
Research by stc has revealed that its
remote working has increased by 1128%.
The company’s employees have been
holding 3,500 daily virtual meetings.
Stc says this reflects the success of its Digital
Transformation plan in accordance with its
DARE strategy which was launched in 2018.
One of the major objectives of the strategy
was the digitisation of business and the
promotion of remote work for employees.
Stc noted that working remotely for five
days a month was a benefit its employees
enjoyed prior to the adoption of home
quarantine measures which compelled
everyone to adopt remote working.
This feature is a reflection of stc’s Digital
Transformation plans and a result of the
company’s efforts that are aimed at fostering
a professional work environment that attracts
local and international talents. The company
noted that it is proud of the impressive
success figures it has achieved in light of its
Digital Transformation plans, especially the
fact that stc now provides 99% of its services
through the Mystc digital platform, including
the sale and delivery of stc devices to people’s
homes. The company further explained that it
will continue to take steps towards promoting
Digital Transformation in order to achieve the
aims of Vision 2030 in relation to realising
leadership and digital enablement to serve
the community.
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