SANS Institute enhances cybersecurity skills in Qatar with SANS Doha May 2023

SANS Institute enhances cybersecurity skills in Qatar with SANS Doha May 2023

Doha, Qatar – SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, announced its upcoming training program SANS Doha May 2023, to be held from May 27 – June 1, 2023. The courses offered will qualify participants with a comprehensive set of incident response skills for cloud and traditional systems, as well as strategies to defend industrial control system environments against emerging cyber threats.

Qatar’s cybersecurity industry has flourished exponentially, with the cybersecurity market in Qatar estimated at US $1,016.7 million in 2022, and expected to grow by 12.7% annually to reach US $1,642.3 million in 2026. Reinforcing this, since its inception in 2021, Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has enhanced Qatar’s legal framework to strengthen cybersecurity priorities, ensuring government employees receive regular cybersecurity training and working with IT stakeholders to improve the nation’s cyber resiliency. The Qatari government has also been proactive regarding the security of its IT infrastructure, preemptively defending systems and addressing threats ahead of time.

“At SANS Institute, we are aligned with Qatar’s 2030 vision of facilitating a cyber-safe, digital society. Considering the prevalence of cloud security today, modern cloud and on-premises systems are essentially designed to prevent compromise, but in best practice, detection and