NEWS: Scholarships: RM44,000 information security research awards

FULL-time postgraduates who are conducting information security research projects can apply for the annual (ISC)2 Information Security Scholarship Programme.

Research is shaping the future of information security, says Bohne.

(ISC)2, a non-profit global leader in educating and certifying information security professionals, will offer a one-year scholarship award of up to US$12,500 (RM43,750) to each candidate. There are US$100,000 worth of scholarships.

(ISC)2 director of communications and member services Sarah E. Bohne says it may award up to eight full-time postgraduates to fund research in information security areas such as access control, policy, network threat detection, analysis and mitigation, risk analysis and cryptography, at any regionally accredited university worldwide.

"The scholarship is part of (ISC)2's effort to advance the field of information security through education and research.

"We are honoured to provide opportunities for emerging leaders to continue their critical research that is shaping the future of our profession," says Bohne.

Applicants from any part of the world can apply for this scholarship. There is no fixed allocation for any specific country applicants as it depends on research and financial needs.

To obtain the (ISC)2 Information Security Scholarship form and for more information, visit http://www.isc2.org/scholarship.

Deadline is April 30. The awards will be announced in June.

Previous winners of the scholarship may reapply, and applications may be submitted for multiple projects.

SEG International Bhd pledges RM2 million to help schools through Youtheme Online

SEG International Berhad has accepted Youtheme Online's invitation to become its first National Sponsor for our flagship project - the Youtheme Online School & Youth Community. By doing so, SEG International pledges RM2 million under its Corporate Social Responsibility program, in supporting the project to benefit its participating schools and youths.

During the auspicious Youtheme Online launching on July 23rd 2007, SEG International's President Dato' (Dr) Patrick Teoh Seng Foo presented a mock cheque of RM2 million to Youtheme Online's CEO, Mr. Adrian Chai and this was witness by Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, President of MCA and Minister of Housing and Local Government, together with Dato' Clement Hii, CEO of SEG Internationl and Mr. Lee Kok Cheng, COO of SEG International and Principal of SEGi College Malaysia.

RM1 million out of the RM2 million will be in the form of scholarships offered to Youtheme Online's members to aid those qualified students in pursuing their tertiary education with SEG International. The other RM 1 million will be utilized as funds and resources rendered to help secondary school to have access to fully sponsored ICT facilities, to name a few: Educational technology for school administrative management, e-Learning platforms, and systems & ICT trainings provided to teachers and students.

On behalf of Youtheme Online and its participating schools and youths, we would like to thank SEG International for its gracious sponsorship!

RM1 million Youtheme scholarship for our members!

Well, good news! We will be partnering with a leading private tertiary institution in Malaysia to offer RM 1 million scholarships to all our eligible Youtheme members. Stay tuned as I will update the finalized details soon.