- The best of Indian and Israeli faculty will jointly provide skill training in blended form to fresh graduates and working professionals looking to up-skill for specialized career in Cyber Defense
- The course pedagogy brings best practices and online live simulation labs from the cyber security powerhouse, Israel
According to a joint study conducted by PwC India and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) increased digitization has resulted in the increase in cyber attack incidents in India by 292%. The study further adds that the cybersecurity market in India is set to grow to USD 3.05 billion by 2022, at a growth rate that is nearly 1.5 times the global growth rate of cybersecurity expenditure and create over 2 million new job opportunities by 2025. US and India are the top two countries facing cyber attacks and there's a huge talent shortage in India.
Commenting on the Dual Certificate program, Prof. Santanu Chaudhury, Director IIT Jodhpur, said, "The biggest cyber security challenge faced by Indian organizations is the shortage of adequately skilled cybersecurity professionals and to train people on new threats like IoT-based endpoint attacks - Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) that are unique until the attack happens. IIT Jodhpur TISC along with WhizHack intends to create a self reliant India by training professionals with latest skillsets that can safeguard the interests of India's enterprises, including 5-7 crore SMEs and their ecosystem."
According to Mr. Kaushik Ray, COO, WhizHack Technologies, "To tackle the exploding high tech cyber criminal network, India needs to establish a new paradigm of constant learning and relearning for professionals in this field, combining the latest and best of Indian and Global knowledge and skillsets. WhizHack, in partnership with Cybint Israel, will provide a unique opportunity to Indian youth to specialize in Cyber Defense that is witnessing global shortage of talent. The dual certification from the best of India and Globe will allow graduates to build sustainable global career pathways."
About IITJ TISC
IITJ TISC plays a vital role in IIT Jodhpur's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem by enabling freedom to innovate through R&D intensity, industry interaction, IP protection, partnerships with start-up ecosystem and institutional set up to hand hold entrepreneurs. It houses incubation projects supported by the Ministry of MSME and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), BIRAC DBT etc.
About WhizHack Technologies Private Limited
WhizHack Technologies is the first truly Indian company creating a vertically integrated cyber ecosystem. WhizHack and IIT Jodhpur have an MoU for the establishment of a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for innovations in Cyber Security, AI and IoT. WhizHack also has forged deep scientific collaboration in strategic fields with top knowledge institutions in USA, Canada and EU, including Cybint, Israel. This is also part of the India-Israel MOU on cyber collaboration led by Noa Hakim, Israel National Cyber Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and with the ongoing support of Barak Granot and the Foreign Trade Administration - Ministry of Economy and Industry, Israel.
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