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The UAE’s New Cybersecurity Training Initiative Is Not Another Classroom Course

The UAE Cyber Security Council and Ministry of Higher Education have launched CYBRANI to connect university students with practical cybersecurity work. The important distinction: this is designed around real-world exposure, not another theory-only course.

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