Khalifa University to set-up new Cybersecurity Academy

Khalifa University to set-up new Cybersecurity Academy

ABU DHABI - Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the UAE Cyber Security Council (CRC) today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), enabling Khalifa University to join the National Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, a collaborative hub promoted by the CRC, as a primary academic partner, and establish the Khalifa University Cybersecurity Academy.

The university will contribute its advanced research capabilities on the security of cyber-physical systems and its world-class training facilities.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa University, and Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government of the UAE, in the presence of Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Director, Khalifa University Center for Cyber Physical Systems (C2PS), and Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Through the MoU, Khalifa University will open its research and development platforms to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and contribute to accelerating effective innovation in cybersecurity, developing the country’s growing talent pool and making cybersecurity an integral part of the competences of the UAE workforce.

Both partners will coordinate in the establishment of the Khalifa University cybersecurity academy, while also sharing information and response to security incidents, and the spread of malware. They will exchange experience in