CINET launches a cybersecurity internship programme to empower future-ready workforce
DigiCert opens registration for World Quantum Readiness Day
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CINET launches a cybersecurity internship programme to empower future-ready workforce
T hrough field training, CINET aims to empower young Kuwaiti talent with the skills needed to lead Kuwait toward a promising digital future.
The training programme’ s standout features includes its cybersecurity track, which highlights CINET’ s growing investment in protecting digital infrastructure and developing specialised national competencies.
The CINET Internship Program is specifically designed to provide interns with hands-on experience and essential professional skills in three core areas:
• Cybersecurity
• Data science and innovation
• Digital applications and fintech
CINET’ s internship programme includes:
The University Cohort welcomes cybersecurity students from local institutions and international scholarship programs to help them apply their academic knowledge through practical exposure at CINET, in an immersive learning environment.
The High School Cohort features a special track for young students interested in exploring data science – introducing them to emerging tech fields at an early stage. The internship aims to help its young participants in making informed decisions about their future academic and career paths.
Mai B. AlOwaish, Chief Executive Officer at CINET, said:“ As Kuwait’ s authorised credit information provider, our strategic vision of driving meaningful impact in Kuwait’ s economic and digital evolution is reflected in our dedicated efforts to empower Kuwaiti students and fresh graduates with hands-on experience and practical skills needed to thrive in an innovation-led, data-powered economy.”
DigiCert opens registration for World Quantum Readiness Day
D igiCert’ s Quantum Readiness Awards return for a second year to celebrate organisations paving the way to a quantumresilient future
DigiCert, a leading global provider of digital trust, has announced open registration for its annual World Quantum Readiness Day virtual event, which takes place on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. The company is also accepting submissions for its Quantum Readiness Awards. Both initiatives spotlight the critical need for current security infrastructures to adapt to the imminent reality of quantum computing.
World Quantum Readiness Day is a catalyst for action, urging enterprises and governments worldwide to evaluate their preparedness for the emerging quantum era. It highlights the growing urgency to adopt post-quantum cryptography( PQC) standards and provides a playbook to help organizations defend against future quantum-enabled threats.
The Quantum Readiness Awards were created to celebrate organisations that are leading the charge in quantum preparedness. These pioneers are setting the standard for what it means to be quantum-ready, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that quantum computing presents.
Judges for the Quantum Readiness Awards include:
Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST Dr. Ali El Kaafarani, CEO, PQShield Alan Shimel, CEO, TechStrong Group Blair Canavan, Director, Alliances – PQC Portfolio, Thales Tim Hollebeek, Industry Technology Strategist, DigiCert.
“ Quantum computing has the potential to unlock transformative advancements across industries, but it also requires a fundamental rethink of our cybersecurity foundations,” said Deepika Chauhan, Chief Product Officer at DigiCert.“ World Quantum Readiness Day isn’ t just a date on the calendar- it’ s a starting point for a global conversation about the urgent need for collective action to secure our quantum future.”
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