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The company is opening a school for information security teachers.
Positive Technologies opens a school for cybersecurity teachers, which will reduce the gap between university education and the cybersecurity industry. The project is designed for university teachers working in the departments of information security and related technical specialties.
Several dozen Russian universities participate in the special educational program Positive Technologies, including MIPT, MEPhI, MTUCI, Innopolis University, MSTU, SPbGUT, MIREA, FEFU, NSU and others. A new step of the company in the development of high-quality educational practices in the field of information security was the creation of a cybersecurity school for teachers — one of the Positive Education projects aimed at the systematic development of the training industry in the field of practical cybersecurity and the formation of a teaching community.
Its main goal is to fill the existing gap between the academic community and the cybersecurity industry by immersing current teachers in the topic of modern threats and current methods of countering cyber attacks.
"Cybersecurity specialists are worth their weight in gold, and this shortage, unfortunately, is growing. The tasks set by the President of the country to improve information security measures in various industries require not only an additional number of specialists, but also a powerful squad of teachers who are filigree masters of this narrow specialty. In this regard, the initiatives of leading companies in digital transformation, which initiate the transfer of unique business expertise to educational institutions, are truly invaluable — " comments Yulia Goryachkina, Director of the Personnel for the Digital Economy direction of the Digital Economy Autonomous Non-Profit Organization.
"The School of Cybersecurity for teachers is a kind of experiment that we are going into in order to show teachers with practical examples how to detect and resist the actions of intruders," comments Oleg Ignatov, head of the Department of interaction with universities at Positive Technologies. — The project involves simultaneously the heads of departments of leading universities and experts-practitioners of the entire industry. The project is supported by many industry representatives. This synergy, in our opinion, will help reduce the gap between the academic community and the business needs in protecting against cyber threats."
The project program includes two parallel tracks: for university teachers and for information security experts who are ready to share their practical skills. The program was developed jointly by the community of practitioners and current university teachers. To date, 615 teachers from 140 universities and colleges, including those from the CIS countries, have applied for participation.
The training track for teachers is designed in such a way as to reduce the educational gap between academic education and the need for business to protect itself from modern information security threats. In addition, according to our observations, there are not enough cybersecurity practitioners in the academic field, so the second track starts at the school at the same time-for cybersecurity experts who want to teach and are ready to share their knowledge.
The result of training for both groups will be the development of educational programs in such areas as "Secure Development Specialist", "Reverse Engineer", "Code Analyst", "Incident Investigation Specialist" or "Penetration Testing Specialist". To participate in the training, applicants must complete the application form by November 10. All details are available on the project's website.
Positive Technologies opens a school for cybersecurity teachers, which will reduce the gap between university education and the cybersecurity industry. The project is designed for university teachers working in the departments of information security and related technical specialties.
Several dozen Russian universities participate in the special educational program Positive Technologies, including MIPT, MEPhI, MTUCI, Innopolis University, MSTU, SPbGUT, MIREA, FEFU, NSU and others. A new step of the company in the development of high-quality educational practices in the field of information security was the creation of a cybersecurity school for teachers — one of the Positive Education projects aimed at the systematic development of the training industry in the field of practical cybersecurity and the formation of a teaching community.
Its main goal is to fill the existing gap between the academic community and the cybersecurity industry by immersing current teachers in the topic of modern threats and current methods of countering cyber attacks.
"Cybersecurity specialists are worth their weight in gold, and this shortage, unfortunately, is growing. The tasks set by the President of the country to improve information security measures in various industries require not only an additional number of specialists, but also a powerful squad of teachers who are filigree masters of this narrow specialty. In this regard, the initiatives of leading companies in digital transformation, which initiate the transfer of unique business expertise to educational institutions, are truly invaluable — " comments Yulia Goryachkina, Director of the Personnel for the Digital Economy direction of the Digital Economy Autonomous Non-Profit Organization.
"The School of Cybersecurity for teachers is a kind of experiment that we are going into in order to show teachers with practical examples how to detect and resist the actions of intruders," comments Oleg Ignatov, head of the Department of interaction with universities at Positive Technologies. — The project involves simultaneously the heads of departments of leading universities and experts-practitioners of the entire industry. The project is supported by many industry representatives. This synergy, in our opinion, will help reduce the gap between the academic community and the business needs in protecting against cyber threats."
The project program includes two parallel tracks: for university teachers and for information security experts who are ready to share their practical skills. The program was developed jointly by the community of practitioners and current university teachers. To date, 615 teachers from 140 universities and colleges, including those from the CIS countries, have applied for participation.
The training track for teachers is designed in such a way as to reduce the educational gap between academic education and the need for business to protect itself from modern information security threats. In addition, according to our observations, there are not enough cybersecurity practitioners in the academic field, so the second track starts at the school at the same time-for cybersecurity experts who want to teach and are ready to share their knowledge.
The result of training for both groups will be the development of educational programs in such areas as "Secure Development Specialist", "Reverse Engineer", "Code Analyst", "Incident Investigation Specialist" or "Penetration Testing Specialist". To participate in the training, applicants must complete the application form by November 10. All details are available on the project's website.
