SP launches academy to train adult learners cyber security skills - news.asiaone.com

18 Dec 2013. SP launches academy to train adult learners cyber security skills.



Singapore Polytechnic (SP) today launched the first and only Cyber Security Academy amongst Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) in Singapore. The Academy will allow corporate and government organisations to test the resiliency of their IT systems against cyber-attacks with a comprehensive suite of cyber-defence assessment services.



It will also provide Continuing Education and Training (CET) courses to working professionals, allowing them to keep ahead of technology or to seek a new career in infocomm securityAt the same time, the Academy will help to address the shortage of IT security professionals faced by the industry. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information, there were only 1,200 IT security specialists in 2012 and this represents 0.8 per cent of the 144,300 infocomm workers in Singapore.



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