SEGi and USIM Set To Revolutionise Cybersecurity With Fireye

Kuala Lumpur: In a rousing ceremony today, SEGi University and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FireEye Ireland Limited to revolutionise cybersecurity in Malaysia. 

Under the MoU, the parties agree to develop and conduct academic programmes in cybersecurity, to conduct research collaborations in the area of cybersecurity and to also conduct professional short courses in the area of cybersecurity. 

The Group President/Executive Director of SEGi University and Colleges, Datuk Mohamed Azahari Kamil elaborated about the MoU, “This is one of our efforts to support the Ministry of Higher Education’s vision and mission to promote collegiality and communality between private and public universities, strengthened by the presence of a prominent international industry system and solution provider in cybersecurity industry as the platform to enhance academic and industry excellence.”

He continued, “SEGi University, one of the nation’s biggest private university, USIM, the nation’s leading Islamic university specialising in the area of science and technology and FireEye Ireland Ltd, the global leading solution provider for cyber security protection will efficiently and effectively addresses the lack of academic infrastructure especially on the training and education of enforcement officers to act within the boundaries of the existing legislation, as well as to provide a comprehensive education opportunity in combating cyber terrorism.”

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Professor Dr. Patrick Kee (Vice Chancellor of SEGi University), Professor Dato’ Dr. Musa Ahmad (Vice Chancellor of USIM), Ms Josephine Hoh (Country Director, FireEye Ireland Limited) and was witnessed by Datuk Mohamed Azahari Kamil (Group President/Executive Director, SEGi University & Colleges), Professor Dr. Zulkifli Abdul Ghani (Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Internationalisation, USIM) and Dr Brett Miller from FireEye Ireland Limited, with special witness from Cybersecurity Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri General Panglima Mohamad Azumi bin Mohamed.