A scientific symposium for cybersecurity students on the challenges facing cybersecurity graduates when joining the labor market and the mechanism for overcoming them 

University Media 

In an important step to link the academic side with the practical side and the requirements of the labor market, the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the UAE University organized this morning, as part of the activities of the scientific week, an inspiring scientific symposium dedicated to students specializing in cybersecurity. The symposium was titled "Challenges of Cybersecurity Graduates in the Labor Market: Solutions and Required Skills." 

 Eng. Majd Mutahhar Ezz El-Din reviewed the most important skills that cybersecurity graduates must master to succeed in the labor market, including: familiarity with programming languages, a deep understanding of the structure of networks and how they work, knowledge of the most common operating systems and their mechanisms of operation, the ability to detect and protect security vulnerabilities in networks, analyze and evaluate potential risks and develop plans to address them, discover vulnerabilities and protect the infrastructure of institutions, and the tools and methods that can be used for this purpose, such as: penetration testing and conducting simulation tests of cyber attacks to identify weaknesses, detect intrusion and monitor any suspicious activity in the network, and the ability to continuously update programs and applications regularly. 

The symposium also addressed the most important challenges facing the banking sector in relation to cybersecurity and how to overcome them. 

The symposium stressed the importance of continuous development of skills and exposure to the latest technologies in this field for students and graduates of cybersecurity and information security. 

 The seminar, moderated by Dr. Jamil Rashid, Head of the Cyber Security Department, was attended by the Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Dr. Ibrahim Farea, Dr. Hisham Aqlan, a faculty member in the department, and Eng. Fathi Salman, Head of the Training and Rehabilitation Center. 

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