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Umniah Signs an agreement With Jordan University

of Science and Technology to Offer Courses in
Cybersecurity

Umniah, a subsidiary of Batelco Bahrain the signing ceremony, Umniah CEO Ziad the educational process at the university.
and a pioneer in the field of managed Shatara said that he valued the high level Dr. Khreisat said that Umniah’s excellent
security services and Cybersecurity, of confidence that JUST has in Umniah’s reputation and its pioneering role in
signed a memorandum of understanding innovations in the field of Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity, is a trustworthy partner,
with the Jordan University of Science and He went on to add that the company will noting that the specialized courses will
Technology (JUST) that will see Umniah share its cutting-edge Cybersecurity contribute to providing and maximizing
offering free specialized training courses knowledge with students who seek to the scientific and practical experiences
in Cybersecurity to the university’s build and strengthen their capacities, of JUST students. The partnership will
students as well as new graduates - a first contributing to supplying the regional job also qualify graduates for high-level
in the Kingdom. The signing agreement market with needed expertise. Shatara knowledge jobs in the Jordanian market.
between Umniah CEO Ziad Shatara and noted that these courses will also support Umniah implemented its first 40-hour
JUST President Dr. Saeb Khreisat took government efforts aimed at providing training course for JUST students, offering
place at JUST headquarters in Irbid, the infrastructure as well as the legal a variety of subjects in Cybersecurity. The
and also saw the attendance of senior and legislative environment in the field of students with the highest grades at the
personnel from both sides. This latest Cybersecurity. He noted that last June, the end of the course were offered fully paid
initiative by Umniah, which is directly in government approved the Cybersecurity internships by the Umniah in cooperation
line with its corporate social responsibility Law, which protects against the with the Jordan Engineers Association.
strategy, seeks to instruct university Cybersecurity threats and builds national Umniah, through its Security Operation
students and fresh graduates, free of capacities to confront dangers facing Center (SOC), which was awarded the
charge, in the field of Cybersecurity, information systems and infrastructure. international standard for information
preparing them for international Also at the ceremony, JUST President security management (ISO27001),
accreditation certificates in order to Dr. Saeb Khreisat spoke of the value the performs around-the-clock monitoring
supply the Jordanian and regional market university places on its partnership with and follow-up of gaps in the information
with specialized and qualified personnel Umniah. He added that the exchange systems structure for companies and
in this area of specialization. According of expertise will allow JUST graduates institutions and provides various solutions
to this agreement, Umniah’s experts and to advance in the field of Cybersecurity. to close security gaps. The center also
its specialized team in Cybersecurity will According to Dr. Khreisat, this cooperation works to reveal and counteract anticipated
train JUST students through workshops is in line with the university’s objectives of threats, offering the highest levels of
that merge practice with theory, with forming partnerships between academic protection for data and at low costs and a
the aim to sign similar agreements with and business sectors, which will, in turn, high level of reliability.
other Jordanian universities. Speaking at reflect positively on the development of

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