The company is sharing cutting-edge expertise in IT infrastructure security assessment with the global community
An international, free-of-charge program for students and young cybersecurity enthusiasts launched in Moscow on August 12, 2024. It was developed by the Russian company Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity. This year's training program brought together participants from 20 countries, with over 40% coming from the Gulf States. This shows that Positive Technologies' expertise in practical cybersecurity and extensive experience in investigating real-life cybersecurity incidents are in demand internationally.
About 70 international students are participating in the Positive Hack Camp, organized by Positive Education and CyberEd, with 34 of those students coming from Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Palestine. These successful candidates were chosen out of more than 350 individuals who initially applied to participate in the program. During the selection phase, candidates were tested for the necessary level of IT knowledge and admitted to the program. The Positive Hack Camp will run for two weeks, till August 25. In addition to training sessions, participants will enjoy guided city tours and other activities so they can become familiar with the culture and history of Russia.
"For over 20 years, Positive Technologies has been safeguarding critical information infrastructure and the largest private enterprises in Russia. During this time, we have accumulated invaluable expertise that we want to share. It requires a collective effort to counter the rising cyberthreats and the increasingly more sophisticated cyberattacks. To achieve this, we are fostering a global community of cybersecurity experts," said Dmitry Serebryannikov, Chief Hacking Officer at Positive Technologies. "Only by understanding how to attack can you develop defense technologies. That's why our new international project focuses on cybersecurity assessment skills."
In addition to upskilling programs, the company organizes events every year for cybersecurity experts from multiple countries to network and exchange experiences and ideas. The most prominent of these events is the international cyberfestival Positive Hack Days, which was held on May 23–26 this year and attracted around 200 international attendees from 17 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Another regular event is the open cyber exercise Standoff. It is held twice a year, allowing cybersecurity professionals to explore phygital twins of real IT infrastructures and hone their skills in detecting vulnerabilities or countering cyberattacks. More than 4,000 cybersecurity experts have joined Standoff over its nine years of existence, forming 150 teams from 19 countries.
