Zarqa University participated in the third session of the
Electronic Vision Conference on Thursday, 11/30/2023, under the patronage of
the Director of the National Center for Cybersecurity, Engineer Bassam
Al-Maharmeh.
Students and staff from the Faculty of Information Technology
participated, as well as numerous Jordanian universities, companies and
specialists in this field from the public and private sectors.
The conference presented the most important topics related to
cybersecurity, including the opportunities and challenges facing this sector,
globalization, cybercrime, and modern espionage systems.
In turn, the Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology,
Professor Dr. Muhammad Hassan, said that the aim of faculty members and
students participating in such conferences is to increase cyber awareness,
learn about global experiences and success stories in this field, and increase
knowledge in ways and means of achieving cyber security and interaction between
participants specialized in the Cyber security.
The vice Dean of the faculty of Information Technology, Dr. Hail
Khafaja, and the Head of the Cybersecurity Department, Dr. Muhammad Rasmi,
discussed with the specialists the importance of raising awareness of
cybersecurity and being aware of the most common cyberthreats and ways to deal
with them.
On the sidelines of the conference, a meeting was held for the
participating team from the university with the director of the National Center
for Cybersecurity, in which both sides stressed the importance of the
partnership between the university and the center in developing and qualifying
cybersecurity students in various fields within the study plan to keep pace
with the labor market.
Zarqa
University is one of the first Jordanian universities to sign cooperation
agreements with both the public and private sectors, led by the National Center
for Cybersecurity