Saudi Arabia based TAQNIA Cyber and Koenig Solutions joined hands together to open an cyber academy in the capital city of Riyadh to develop and offer advanced IT programs and highly technical cyber security training programs for IT professionals in KSA and nearby countries.
TAQNIA Cyber is a government-owned company specializing in the fields of Information Security, Communication Security and Signal Intelligence that offers its services and consultations to both public and private sectors.
In a statement, TAQNIA Cyber claimed that the academy will cater to the needs of cyber security experts from leading banks, financial institutions, government entities, law firms, healthcare centres, utility and transportation providers.
“Every organization in Saudi Arabia must have a realistic plan in place in order to protect its vital data,” said Abdulaziz Al Sabih, Director of Technology & Business Development, TAQNIA Cyber. “This state of the art Academy will provide a strategic and essential platform and opportunity for KSA cyber security professionals to learn the very latest techniques for countering criminal IT fraud.”
These programs will cover relevant training technics in order to assess customer employees’ cyber maturity and/or to provide them the keys to understanding the latest cyber security challenges. The modern training facility will also offer Koenigs’ 30+ authorizations including that of Microsoft, EC Council, PMP, Adobe, Security Management, among others.
“Across today’s ever changing cyber security world, security awareness and training are an essential part of operations that is at the heart of excellent performance. Koenig is very proud to partner with TAQNIA Cyber for this very timely initiative. Our partnership demonstrates our commitment towards addressing these concerns by providing world-class training modules to today’s IT professionals,” concluded Aditya Girish, Territory Manager Middle East, Koenig Solutions.