ComGuard, a leading distributor for IT security products and solutions in the region supported the 3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing (URC 2011) organized recently by Zayed University in Dubai, which was inaugurated by His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan is the President of Zayed University, and also the Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University and the Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology.
In the keynote speech, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan stressed the importance of research, development, and innovation in building a knowledge-based economy. He encouraged the efforts of Zayed University to be at forefront of research programs and appreciated the initiatives such as doctorate programs and research conferences.
ComGuard in association with Kaspersky, iolo, EC-Council ran several educative and interesting programs for students during the course of the event, apart from educating students about the challenges and opportunities in the field of Information security.
Dr. Leon Jololian, Dean, College of Information Technology, Zayed University said, “Network security is an increasingly critical issue for the private and public sector as the number of malicious network attacks reaches new records. The Cyber Defense Competition co-organized by Zayed University and Juniper Networks with support from the EC-Council is designed to raise awareness about security among students. “
Students were advised to be security trained as most of the defense mechanisms stand no good unless the end user is aware of the possibilities and ways of them being affected in cyber space.
Mohammad Mobasseri, Senior Vice President, ComGuard, said, “We feel extremely honoured to be part of such an initiative by Zayed University and it has been our endeavor to spread the awareness about IT security as well as provide best of breed solutions to tackle the growing menace of IT security. We would like to thank all his partners Spectrum, aeCERT, Juniper Networks, EC-Council, Kaspersky Lab and iolo, whose association with us made it possible to be part of this wonderful initiative from Zayed University’s College of Information Technology (CIT).”
