The Cyber ​​Security Center of Caucasus University and the Scientific Cyber ​​Security Association - SCSA won the 2022 targeted grant competition for the promotion of science, which is financed by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia.

Project Name: Cyber ​​Security CISCO Academy for Kids.

The aim of the project is to raise awareness of cyber security among school-aged children and provide them with practical security skills. In hybrid mode, the trainees will have access to all modern device emulators/simulators, through which they will acquire the basic skills of configuring and programming Cisco devices, such as network intrusion and prevention system - IPS, network intrusion detection system - IDS, network filter, firewall.

The head of the project is the professor of the Caucasus University, the director of the Caucasus Cyber ​​Security Center Maxim Yavich.

Project coordinator: Deputy Director of Caucasus Cyber ​​Security Center, Dr. Giorgi Iashvili.

International project consultant: Professor Audrius Lopata.

Key personnel: Professor Avtandil Gagnidze and Archil Shengelia.

Project manager: Diana Popova.