BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and the SANS Institute (SANS) announced their partnership in Malaysia. The partnership offers SANS training courses through the soon-to-be-opened BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) in Kuala Lumpur.
Additionally, the partnership will offer advanced technology and training to help upskill Malaysia’s cyber-defenders, with a particular focus in critical areas like forensics and incident response, to help bolster national cybersecurity capacity in Malaysia
In an effort to help bolster national cybersecurity capacity in Malaysia, the partnership will offer advanced technology and training to help upskill Malaysia’s cyber-defenders, with a particular focus in critical areas like forensics and incident response.
Opened for registration, the SANS Secure Malaysia 2024 inaugural training will take place from March 11 – 16. For the first featured course, the participants are set to learn about “SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling.”
This new collaboration is the first major achievement in BlackBerry’s landmark cybersecurity deal with the Government of Malaysia. In addition to Malaysia’s deployment of the full suite of trusted BlackBerry® cybersecurity solutions, BlackBerry is opening its world-class CCoE in the first half of 2024 in an effort to help Malaysia educate, train and upskill cyber professionals and grow the cybersecurity ecosystem.
SANS Institute, Director of Strategy & Business Development, Asia Pacific, Matthias Chia, said, “As a leading provider of cybersecurity education, SANS knows first-hand that training, upskilling, and establishing a culture of continuous learning and innovation is crucial for any nation to build adequate cyber-resilience in our complex digital age. We are proud to partner with BlackBerry in Malaysia to offer our globally accredited training programs to help upskill cyber-workforces and enhance technical capabilities among cyber professionals, but also train new students wishing to carve out a career in this exciting field.”
Furthermore, Blackberry is offering its own curriculum at the new CCoE, as well as partner with Malaysian Universities and other institutions to offer a wide range of courses, certifications, and other programs to help build skilled cybersecurity workforces in Malaysia and across the Indo-Pacific region.
BlackBerry Cybersecurity, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Operations, John Dimitropoulos, said, “With nearly 40 years’ experience in protecting global governments from cyber-attacks, espionage and data leaks, BlackBerry has seen global demand for cyber skills and expertise explode, particularly in specialist areas such as Machine Learning and AI. We are pleased to announce SANS Institute’s training courses will be offered through our BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Malaysia, delivering upon our shared goal to establish a globally competitive skills and learning ecosystem in Malaysia and the Indo-Pacific region for years to come.”
