Lockheed Martin has agreed to collaborate with the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming in efforts to help train future information technology security professionals in Saudi Arabia.
Both parties aim to help increase the country’s capacity to defend against computer intrusions and viruses through their partnership, the Saudi Press Agency said Friday.
Federation Deputy Chairman Abdullah Sharaf Alghamdi signed an MoU with Alan Chinoda, CEO of Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia, during a ceremony held Friday.
Saud bin Abdullah Al-Gahtani, the Federation’s chairman of the board, said the partnership will educate youth on how to protect infrastructure against targeted security threats.