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| Type | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) |
| Framework | Cybersecurity |
| Tier | Rules, controls & standards |
| Legal status | Guidance |
The Saudi Cybersecurity Higher Education Framework (SCyber-Edu-1:2020) is the National Cybersecurity Authority's framework for cybersecurity degree programmes, issued in October 2020 (version 1.0) and developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Education and Training Evaluation Commission. It can be applied to cybersecurity degree programmes offered by public and private higher-education institutions in Saudi Arabia.
The framework defines seven programme levels (intermediate diploma, bachelor (cybersecurity track), bachelor (cybersecurity major), higher diplomas for IT and non-IT backgrounds, master's and doctoral) and for each sets programme descriptors, admission requirements and the core and elective knowledge units to be covered. The knowledge units span foundations such as cybersecurity principles, basic cryptography, networking and operating systems through to advanced and specialised topics including digital forensics, industrial control systems and machine learning. An accompanying alignment guide takes institutions through mapping their programmes to the framework.
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