TITA, UTD to train 10,000 people in cyber security

Participants will receive a globally recognised certificate from Digithon and UTD.

Hyderabad: With an aim to provide cyber security-related courses to interested people, Telangana IT Association in association with University of Texas at Dallas has launched a one-month Cyber Ready programme. It is inviting applications for the new batch that is set to commence from November 9. The training aims to prepare 10,000 people to protect the cyber infrastructure and digital assets in Telangana. Participants will receive a globally recognised certificate from Digithon and UTD.

“This is the right time for students and working professionals to look for career prospects in the cyber security industry. One should look at equipping themselves with skills that are mapped to the cyber roles demanded in the industry,” said Sandeep Kumar Makthala, president, TITA.

The roles in the cyber security realm include network administrator, junior IT auditor, penetration teaser, security specialist, security engineer, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst, application security analyst, incident response or handler and threat hunter among others.

The training programme announced will expose the basics of the skills required for these roles and the candidates for the training programme will be selected by a TITA panel.

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