Department Objectives

• Training Highly Skilled Engineers: Preparing engineers with a high level of understanding, knowledge, and both academic and technical preparation. Graduates will combine engineering concepts with technical creativity, scientific proficiency, and high-quality execution in cybersecurity and cloud computing engineering. • Developing IT Security Professionals: Training engineers responsible for building, designing, and securing IT systems in institutions to prevent data breaches, protect against hackers, viruses, and other threats, and oversee network infrastructure. They will manage various network types and security systems, troubleshoot network infrastructure and security devices, and provide guidance and solutions for various challenges. • Enhancing Cloud Computing and Security Skills: Equipping engineers with the scientific and technical expertise needed to handle cloud computing operations, utilize vulnerability assessment tools to identify security issues, monitor failures, evaluate security patches, mitigate vulnerabilities, and assist in security documentation and disaster recovery solutions. • Cyber Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment: Training engineers with technical and analytical skills to analyze data logs, conduct risk assessments in security breach incidents, identify compromised system components, and detect potential threats. Graduates will also be proficient in ethical hacking to assess network security and uncover vulnerabilities to ensure system safety. • Continuous Curriculum Development: Constantly improving academic programs through collaboration with Arab and international academic institutions. The goal is to align with Iraq’s national cybersecurity and defense programs, meet market demands, and create an optimal learning environment using the latest teaching methods. • Faculty and Staff Development: Providing ongoing professional development for faculty members, technicians, and administrative staff through participation in seminars, conferences, and workshops organized by the department or similar departments in local and international universities. • Graduate Follow-up and Community Engagement: Collaborating with organizations to track graduates’ performance and conduct continuous evaluations to ensure their effective contribution to society. A long-term plan will be implemented to enhance community engagement and expand its impact. • Providing Technical and Academic Consultancy: Offering expertise and guidance in cybersecurity and cloud computing to government and academic institutions, ensuring best practices in security and IT management.