The Training Unit conducted a lecture entitled “Cyber security”.
Goals of the lecture:
- To explore the advantages of technical and digital field in our daily life
- To explain the main topics in the field of cyber security
- To discuss the best practices in providing data on the internet
- To address the issue payment fraud and how to avoid it
- To highlight the risks of using smart devices
Content of the lecture:
Given the fact that electronic threat may result in loss of data for individuals, the training unit conducted a training course for students on cyber security to educate them about cyber-attacks.
The course was presented by Mr. Zeid Al-Roomi who defined cyber security as the body of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, devices, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access.
The students were introduced to the strategies of how to search about cyber security and its applications as the types of attack, cyber crimes and digital wars.
The courses also introduced students to understand the basic principles of data security and how to deal with cyber-attacks including the strategy of determining the source of attack.