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The hands-on training programme included both theoretical sessions as well as practical laboratory
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exercises of core
of cyber
defence,
including
cryptanalysis,
prevention
of data
ex�ltration,
advanced digital forensics, and conducting vulnerability assessment.
Mr Aldulsamad, Director of the CIRT, remarked “we appreciate the broad approach that covered cyber security
as a whole because it enabled each expert to be exposed to areas that are very di�erent from the one they
specialise in, together with the security implications that they have to be aware of in order to be better equipped
at tackling their everyday challenges.”
The course focused on raising cyber security awareness and provided the trainees with the expertise and
technical knowledge to help increase resilience of their national networks. Upon their return, the trainees
will be able to apply the gained knowledge in the daily operation of their institutions thereby signi�cantly
contributing to the strengthening of Iraqi national cyber defence capabilities.
The co-director for this advanced training course, Mr Murad Assa� (National Security Council of Iraq),
expressed his satisfaction with this training for the CIRT cyber defence experts and proposed a follow-up
training stating that “a further training would be very useful, allowing Iraq’s institutions to bene�t from the
expertise of METU lecturers.”
The SPS training was delivered as part of the Defence Capacity Building (DCB) Initiative endorsed by Allied
leaders at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales. “Upon the request from the Iraqi authorities, the SPS Programme
rapidly reacted and provided this tailor-made, high-level expert course, signi�cantly contributing NATO’s strategic
objectives in the area of defence capacity-building,” noted Dr Deniz Beten, Senior SPS & Partnership
Cooperation Advisor.
The SPS Programme provides strong support to the DCB Initiative. Currently, the programme supports
several activities in this area. This is the second SPS activity implemented under the DCB Package for Iraq.
The SPS Programme also assists Iraq through a multi-year project in the �eld of counter-IED, composing of
expert training and related specialist equipment.
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