IIT Jodhpur, WhizHack launch cyber security course for school children
The programme is an initiative to introduce cyber security training at school level for the betterment of children’s future and society.
WhizHack Technologies and the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IITJ) TISC (Technology Innovation and Start-up Centre) have launched the country’s first multi-levelled programme specially designed for school-going teenagers to inspire them to combat online attacks and learn about cyber security. Students will be given TISC IIT-J certificate upon completion of the course.
3-level programme to make students industry-ready
The first level of the course is cyber ninja awareness programme where children will get a chance to learn about cyber hygiene and opportunities, the level-2 cyber samurai is designed to pave students’ career paths and the final level, which is cyber guru advanced programme, is the complete learning programme which will prepare students for the industry.
The three-tiered training will have self-paced modules, live mentoring and doubt-clearing sessions by the industry experts in addition to access to live simulations labs. Students will receive a certificate of completion from WhizHack Technologies after the completion of first tier, while those who complete cyber samurai and cyber guru will be given certification from IIT-J TISC.
The programme is an initiative to introduce cyber security training at the school level for the betterment of children’s future and the society. Kaushik Ray, co-founder of WhizHack Technologies, said, “We want teenagers to work on gamified cybersecurity challenges based around cracking codes, finding and fixing security flaws and dissecting digital trails left behind by criminals, all as part of a game.”
WhizHack and IIT Jodhpur have also signed an agreement for the setting up of a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for innovations in cyber security, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things.
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