The latest move is part of the company’s initiatives to develop skill-sets and create skilled network security professionals in East Africa particularly, Tanzania. The idea behind this collaboration is to open a world of possibilities to students of these colleges in the field of network security that allows students to explore career opportunities in this field.
The market for network security is expected to grow fast in East Africa and there will be an increasing demand for information security professionals. This collaboration will provide an bridge to fill the gap between demand and supply skill network security professionals.
Prof Angelo Mfilinge, Vice Chancellor says, “We are looking forward to working with Cyberoam, a highly respected name in the network security domain. We have absolutely no doubt our students will profit from its comprehensive courseware and be able to use the knowledge gained to solve the myriad of cyber security challenges that are set to adversely impact Tanzanian organizations.”
Ajay Nawani, Chief of Cyberoam Academy says, “We are not limiting this tie up purely to areas of training, research and development. We will also participate in joint community outreach programs and proactively facilitate knowledge sharing in the field of computer networks and network security. Cyberoam sees this tie-up not only from a knowledge transfer perspective but also as a way of sharing our experience and technological achievements with students who will be key drivers of innovation in this domain.”
