Cybersecurity Programs in Saudi Arabia: Issues and Recommendations

Many countries worldwide are integrating the internet and web technologies into their social, educational, economic and military systems. Connecting to the cyber world is growing exponentially. With software systems suffering from various vulnerabilities that can affect our privacy and availability of systems, we, at all levels, are struggling to maintain our cybersecurity, availability, and confidentiality. Education has been always seen as the cornerstone to provide the industry with professionals at all levels. With the immense market needs for cybersecurity professionals, the need for new educational cybersecurity programs is evolving. In this path, NICE Cybersecurity education framework has been introduced recently. In this paper, we explore the cybersecurity programs in the Arabic region and particularly in Saudi Arabia in the scope of NICE and provide some recommendations.