The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) awarded today the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (Impact) with a US$ 1 million scholarship at the Hackers Halted Conference in Miami, Florida.
Impact will make use of the scholarship award to provide grants to partner countries, especially from the developing nations. The fund will enable interested parties, to attend briefings and courses that will equip them with invaluable exposure and privileged sector insights on the latest trends, potential threats and emerging technologies on cybersecurity,” Amin added.
According to Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council, "Cyber threats today are no longer confined to the security stature of the country but also affects the economical well being of developing nations. EC-Council strives to provide a platform for the attainment of knowledge regardless of certification affiliation and aims to support national and global security measures on combating cyber crime and cyber terrorism,” he explained.
“Impact is the ideal recipient of the scholarship given its capacity to coordinate training for individuals from its partner countries that facilitate the building of international capability for securing vital infrastructure, threat mitigation and responding to unauthorized or unlawful electronic activity.” Bavisi concluded.
In collaboration with the leading ICT companies and institutions, Impact conducts high-level briefings to educate partner countries. Many of Impact’s key industry partners have committed the time and expertise of their Chief Technology Officers in a unique high-level Impact programmes to keep governments abreast of present and future cyber-threats. This intelligence capability is backed by billions of dollars annually in R&D.
As a global, non-profit organisation Impact has received generous funding from leading information security training providers. The allotment enable Impact to offer highly sought-after training courses, either in person or online, to individuals from any one of its partner countries.