New cybersecurity leadership program to be
offered under the BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
(CCoE) in Kuala Lumpur, with
full-tuition scholarships available for women
CYBERJAYA, Malaysia, March 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:
BB; TSX: BB) and Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst ("the Catalyst"),
Toronto Metropolitan University's national center for
training, research and innovation, announced today a new
partnership that, for the first time, will offer the Catalyst's
world-class CLIC (Certifications for Leadership in
Cybersecurity) program in Malaysia. To help close
the gender gap in the Malaysian cyber industry and support career
growth for Malaysian women, the Catalyst is also teaming up with
SANS Institute to provide full CLIC scholarships to three qualified
Malaysian women candidates. The CLIC Malaysia program will commence
in May 2024, with registration now
open.
As BlackBerry prepares to officially open its new
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) in Kuala Lumpur on March
26, this new partnership with the Catalyst will advance
BlackBerry's commitment to support Malaysia and other countries in the
Indo-Pacific region and bolster these
nations' cybersecurity capacity and resilience.
CLIC is an intensive, six-month cybersecurity training and
certification program designed to provide the skills needed to
launch or elevate a career in cybersecurity. The program allows
graduates to earn two globally recognized SANS GIAC (Global
Information Assurance) certifications. Participants will also
benefit from access to the Catalyst Cyber Range, (a unique
cybersecurity training and testing platform), gain career
mentorship from leading cyber experts, and training across wider
skill sets including cybersecurity ethics, organizational strategy,
regulatory compliance, and translating cyber risk into business
risk.
"Toronto Metropolitan
University is thrilled to support its national cybersecurity
center, the Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, as it expands its
cutting-edge training programs to Malaysia," said Mohamed Lachemi, President and
Vice-Chancellor, Toronto
Metropolitan University. "As we continue to champion global cyber
resilience, this exciting venture reinforces our commitment to
fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence in
cybersecurity. Together with BlackBerry, we are shaping a secure
digital future for individuals and organizations worldwide."
This new partnership with the Catalyst is another milestone in
BlackBerry's landmark cybersecurity deal with the Government
of Malaysia, announced at the APEC Summit in San Francisco in November 2023. BlackBerry also recently
partnered with SANS Institute to offer a range of SANS courses
at the BlackBerry Malaysia CCoE, which have already commenced.
BlackBerry and its partners will showcase the wide range of courses
and certifications on offer at the state-of-the-art CCoE facility
when it officially opens its doors next week.
John Dimitropoulos, Senior Vice
President of Corporate Development, Strategy, and Business
Development at BlackBerry concluded, "BlackBerry's new partnership
with Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst represents a significant
development in our long-term commitment to help Malaysia build cybersecurity capacity and
fortify digital defenses. Expanding upon our recent SANS Institute
partnership, we are offering Malaysia's cyber workforce unprecedented
access to globally certified training courses and networking events
through our BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in
Kuala Lumpur to expand the cyber
talent pool, upskill workforces and support a thriving ecosystem of
learning."
Matthias Chia, Director of
Strategy & Business Development, Asia
Pacific, SANS Institute added, "At the forefront of
cybersecurity workforce development, SANS proudly pioneers
extensive initiatives that carve out opportunities for women aiming
for career advancement within this critically in-demand field. Our
partnership with Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst to introduce these
scholarships for women through the BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center
of Excellence signifies a profound step forward in our unwavering
commitment to cultivating gender diversity within the cybersecurity
realm. This initiative not only champions the professional
development of Malaysia's female
cyber-warriors but also sets a benchmark for inclusive excellence
in cybersecurity education and career readiness globally."
For more information about the new BlackBerry CCoE, please visit
here. To register interest in Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst's
CLIC training program in Malaysia,
visit here. For more information about applying for the scholarship
positions, visit here.
About Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst is Toronto Metropolitan University's national
center for training, innovation and collaboration in cybersecurity.
Headquartered in Brampton,
Ontario, and offering programs and services across
Canada, the Catalyst empowers
individuals and organizations to seize the opportunities and tackle
the challenges of cybersecurity. Together with our partners and
collaborators, we work to realize a vision of healthy democracies
and thriving societies, powered by secure digital technologies.
Through our groundbreaking training and certification programs;
unique innovation programming for start-ups and scale-ups;
first-of-its-kind cyber range; and wide-ranging public education
programs, the Catalyst helps drive Canada's global competitiveness in
cybersecurity.
About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a
cooperative research and education organization. Today, SANS is the
most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cybersecurity
training and certification to professionals in government and
commercial institutions worldwide. Renowned SANS instructors teach
more than 60 courses at in-person and virtual cybersecurity events
and OnDemand. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates
practitioner skills through more than 35 hands-on
technical certifications in cybersecurity. The SANS
Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent
subsidiary, offers master's and bachelor's degrees, graduate
certificates, and an undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity.
SANS also delivers a wide variety of free resources to the InfoSec
community, including consensus projects, research reports,
webcasts, podcasts, and newsletters; it also operates the
Internet's early warning system–the Internet Storm Center. The many
security practitioners at the heart of SANS, representing varied
global organizations from corporations to universities, working
together to support and educate the global information security
community. www.sans.org
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security
software and services to enterprises and governments around the
world. The company's software powers over 235M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI
and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas
of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a
leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management,
encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to
secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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Media Contacts:
BlackBerry Media Relations
+1 (519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
Catalyst Media Relations
+1 (416) 525-6842
catalystpress@torontomu.ca
Jenn Elston, SANS Institute:
press@sans.org
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