Cloud security training gets boost in the GCC

Cloud security training gets boost in the GCC

Cloud has taken greater prominence in the current work-from-home environment. However, many organisations in the region find themselves tested by the challenge of securing cloud applications.

Cybersecurity training organisation SANS Institute has announced the availability of cloud security and certification training courses for the Middle East region. SANS' cloud security curriculum focuses on the growing threats into the cloud by providing training, certification, research, and community initiatives to help security professionals, the company says.

Research firm IDC anticipates an increase in security spending as enforced working-from-home practices expose corporate networks and computing devices to new levels of cybersecurity risk. IDC believes the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak will expose new security loopholes that cyber miscreants will exploit. As a result, data breaches are expected to become more