An online presentation of the WISEC Academy, an innovative training program developed under the Jean Monnet project, was held online on May 22.

The program aims to empower women in the field of cybersecurity, based on European Union best practices.

The primary goal of the project is to bring more excellence to women's IT education, especially in the fields of cyber security and data protection; to increase the quality of women's education in Georgia using EU best practices; and to strengthen communication between academia and society. Additionally, it seeks to broaden women's comprehension of data protection issues within a broader social context.

The event was held in three stages. During the first stage, Professor Maksim Iavich, head of the cyber security department, director of the Cyber Security Center, head researcher, welcomed the audience with a speech.

In the second stage of the meeting, the invited speakers made presentations on the following topics:

• Computer Networks and Linux Essentials – Module Presentation;
• Principles of cyber security – Module Presentation;
• European Data Protection Regulation – Module Presentation;
• Ethical hacking – Module Presentation.

During the final segment of the event, attendees had the opportunity to engage with the speakers and receive comprehensive answers to their important and interesting questions.