The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), represented by the Department of National Cyber Excellence, in co-operation with the Centre of Legal and Judicial Studies at the Ministry of Justice, has organised a training course on cyber security.
According to an official statement, the course is aimed at providing and developing the skills of participants in the field of cyber security and the risks posed by cyber attacks to countries. The course also addresses the legal framework for it in Qatar and at the global level, and the extent of the commitment of national institutions and authorities in implementing and combating cyber security standards at the local and international levels.
The main themes of the course deals with the nature of cyber security and countering cyber attacks, the NCSA, the decision to establish the agency and its competencies stipulated in the Amiri Decree to protect vital installations in the country and to raise and strengthen cyber security in cyberspace. The course covers applications that deal with examples of the most prominent cyber attacks, viral attacks and malicious software while dealing with cyber court rulings. Also, it covers the means to protect infrastructure, practical issues of data protection and combating cyber attacks.
Nada Jassem al-Abdul Jabbar, director of the Centre of Legal and Judicial Studies, said the course comes in line with the centre's role in training all legal groups and developing their skills in all areas of law, especially the vital and new ones. “As the State attaches great importance to cybers ecurity, the centre has made sure that its training plan includes a number of courses in this regard, which the centre did not find better than the experts of the National Agency for Cyber Security in training the trainees in those courses,” the director said.
Dalal al-Aqidi from the Department of National Cyber Excellence said the NCSA spares no effort in having any co-operation to exchange experiences in the field of training with institutions and ministries in the country. She said this is done with the aim of raising and strengthening cyber capabilities and spreading a culture of electronic security and digital safety among all categories of society, especially public servants in vital sectors. “The agency responds to all requests received by it regarding the preparation and organization of courses directed at a specific group of professionals,” the official said.
Khaled al-Muftah, who is an expert from the NCSA, explained the role of the agency’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 security plan while detailing security and precautionary measures before sporting events.
According to an official statement, the course is aimed at providing and developing the skills of participants in the field of cyber security and the risks posed by cyber attacks to countries. The course also addresses the legal framework for it in Qatar and at the global level, and the extent of the commitment of national institutions and authorities in implementing and combating cyber security standards at the local and international levels.
The main themes of the course deals with the nature of cyber security and countering cyber attacks, the NCSA, the decision to establish the agency and its competencies stipulated in the Amiri Decree to protect vital installations in the country and to raise and strengthen cyber security in cyberspace. The course covers applications that deal with examples of the most prominent cyber attacks, viral attacks and malicious software while dealing with cyber court rulings. Also, it covers the means to protect infrastructure, practical issues of data protection and combating cyber attacks.
Nada Jassem al-Abdul Jabbar, director of the Centre of Legal and Judicial Studies, said the course comes in line with the centre's role in training all legal groups and developing their skills in all areas of law, especially the vital and new ones. “As the State attaches great importance to cybers ecurity, the centre has made sure that its training plan includes a number of courses in this regard, which the centre did not find better than the experts of the National Agency for Cyber Security in training the trainees in those courses,” the director said.
Dalal al-Aqidi from the Department of National Cyber Excellence said the NCSA spares no effort in having any co-operation to exchange experiences in the field of training with institutions and ministries in the country. She said this is done with the aim of raising and strengthening cyber capabilities and spreading a culture of electronic security and digital safety among all categories of society, especially public servants in vital sectors. “The agency responds to all requests received by it regarding the preparation and organization of courses directed at a specific group of professionals,” the official said.
Khaled al-Muftah, who is an expert from the NCSA, explained the role of the agency’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 security plan while detailing security and precautionary measures before sporting events.
