The initiative aims to provide specialized consultations by a number of local and international experts and to create channels of communication around the world with specialized research centers in the field. The initiative also focuses on serving the community through school visits to raise awareness of cybercrime, cybersecurity training, student competition, and benefit from the expertise of the advisory board.
The chair aims to create unique collaborative channels with carefully selected cybersecurity researchers and cybersecurity research centers globally in order to strengthen the cooperative alliance to effectively and comprehensively investigate the objectives of Saudi Aramco’s cybersecurity chair.
Building Channels of Communication with Local & Global Cybersecurity Researchers & Research Centers
Community Service & School Visits
Due to the widespread use of technology from smart devices and social networking sites, children, especially adolescents, are exposed to the dangers of illegal bullying, extortion, and penetration.
The content is prepared and reviewed by cybersecurity specialists at the college. Accordingly, the detailed objectives of the initiative are:
- Creating a qualified group of college members to implement the project.
- Communicating & coordinating with schools in line with the availability of participating members & students
- Covering at least 20 schools in the Eastern Region during the academic year.
Training Programs
The scientific chair is interested in developing the skills of interested specialists and non-cyber security professionals by offering a range of diverse training programs and workshops to acquire diverse cybersecurity skills. A number of training programs are prepared and organized by chair operators or in cooperation with distinguished stakeholders and specialists in the field.
Student Competition
In order to highlight the talented people in the kingdom and prove that the scientific chair of Saudi Aramco contributes to their creation and support, an annual competition is held to measure the performance of college students compared to students from other universities. In addition, training courses are conducted for students with the highest ranks in the competition.
Supporting the Industrial Sector
This initiative aims to support the projects in the industrial sector and works to identify the relevant projects and encourage students of bachelor’s and masters to invest their research in a way that requires the development of models that support the industrial sector and produce distinct research from them and publish them in prestigious journals.
