Back The alliance between ZIUR and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) enables training of fifty people in cybersecurity

2024 / 07 / 18
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko (EHU) Informatika Fakultateko 57 pertsonak zibersegurtasuneko prestakuntzan sakondu dute ZIURen Enpresa Gelari esker. 2023-2024an egin den ikastaro hau, bi erakundeen arteko hitzarmenaren emaitza da. Aliantza horren helburua mundu akademikoaren eta enpresa-munduaren arteko harremana areagotzea da, ikasleei prestakuntza-esparrua eta, ondoren, lan-merkaturako trantsizioa eskainiz.

The alliance between ZIUR and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) enables training of fifty people in cybersecurity

A total of 57 people from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have furthered their training in cybersecurity thanks to the ZIUR Business Classroom. This course, which was carried out in 2023-2024, is the result of an agreement between both entities, an alliance that aims to intensify the relationship between the academic and business worlds, offering students a framework for training and subsequent transition to the labour market.

“ZIUR was created to strengthen the territory's capabilities in terms of industrial cybersecurity and, to do so, training, knowledge and talent are decisive factors. This agreement with the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) helps us to generate profiles for a sector that is strategic and full of opportunities,” says María Penilla, general director of ZIUR.

Specifically, this course sought to improve training in cybersecurity, with a special emphasis on industrial cybersecurity, through talks, events, workshops, CTFs (games to learn about computer security), internships in companies and TFGs (Final Degree Projects). In addition, the training has also served as a link between the business network related to the cybersecurity area and students interested in training in this field.

During the 2023-2024 academic year, a total of 10 workshops or seminars on cybersecurity have been given. José Migue-Alonso from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) offered training on 'Docker Containers'; Matxin Jiménez and Juanan Pereira, also from the public university, on 'CTF Training Cybersecurity'; Josechu Migoya from Entelgy on 'Malware Analysis'; Cristóbal Arellano from Orbik on 'Industrial Control ICS CTF Web Security'; Gorka Abad from Ikerlan on 'Deep Learning Adversarial Attacks Backdoors'; and Pepe Rivadeneyra from the UPV/EHU on ‘DDos BGP’. Ikerlan was also in charge of giving a seminar on ‘Side-Channel Attacks Security Physical Systems’; Carlos Tomás Moro from Opscura on ‘IOT OT Industrial Cybersecurity’; Asier Núñez on ‘Windows PID Memory’ and, again, Juanan Pereira from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) on ‘CTF Training’.

In addition, within the ZIUR Classroom four TFGs are being developed on ‘Training system and challenges on binary attacks (pwning)’; ‘Map of web services of Basque companies for early warning of vulnerabilities’; WebMap (detection of web frameworks through fuzzing of the HTTP protocol)’; and ‘Authenticated access to mixed networks (cable and Wi-Fi)’.

2024-2025 academic year, training platform

In the upcoming 2024/25 academic year, in addition to the dynamics of workshops, seminars, internships and final degree projects, three new subjects will be offered in the Computer Engineering degree, specifically: Applied Cryptography, Audit and Forensic Analysis of Computer Systems, and Detection and Exploitation of Vulnerabilities in Computer Systems, which will allow a qualitative leap in the training offer. Also in collaboration with ZIUR, a training platform will be implemented, which will combine virtual and physical scenarios, where students will be able to put into practice the theoretical knowledge they will acquire.