Stellar Cyber partnering with NCSA enhances KKU's cybersecurity teaching efficiency with new Open XDR platform

Cybersecurity, today, evolves fast. Organizations need many types of cybersecurity tools to detect and manage attacks. Unfortunately, the number of cybersecurity pros who are keen in diversified tools far exceeds the number available and the production is in slow pace for many reasons. Stellar Cyber University Program works with academic institutions worldwide to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap. The program enables the schools to open appropriate curriculum; instructors and students to get the real practice on the new Open XDR technology. This helps produce the next generation of cybersecurity professionals faster.

Dominic Neo the Vice President of Sales for ASEAN and ANZ at Stellar Cyber said, "Under the Stellar Cyber University Program, educational institutes get free access license to the Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to use in their labs. The platform includes SIEM, NDR, UEBA, FIM, IDS, Malware Sandbox, SOAR, and TIP, providing a comprehensive set of tools for real training. The knowledge is the same level of other worldwide educational institutions who join this world-classed program, including Glendale Community College in the US, for example.

Stellar Cyber sees College of Computing at KKU's strong commitment in developing cybersecurity personnel of the future, by offering bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as certificate programs in this field. To support this vision, Stellar Cyber is happy to provide the university with an Open XDR license to help enhance the efficiency of cybersecurity education. NextWave (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the key distributor of Stellar Cyber, will provide technical advice as well as cybersecurity experts to spend time with the instructors, training them on the platform so they are well-prepared to deliver student lessons.

Captain Sirinate Rugvong RTN., Special Expert, NCSA revealed, "NCSA has been responsible for accelerating the development of cybersecurity personnel all along. Recently, The National Cybersecurity Academy has initiated the project to accelerate the development of cybersecurity personnel, Phase 1, including organizing various training courses to develop cybersecurity skills for children, youth, office workers, the elderly, and the disabled. From the over 1 million participants on all platforms, NCSA clearly witnesses the exponential growth in the education sector. Therefore, we are very pleased that Stellar Cyber has come to strengthen cybersecurity landscape in Thailand by providing the Open XDR platform to help produce high-quality personnel to cope with new threats."

Associate Professor Dr. Sirapat Chiewchanwattana, Dean of the College of Computing at Khon Kaen University said, "The College of Computing is established as faculty-level unit, serving the strategy of Khon Kaen University. It offers courses to cultivate the students with knowledge and quality that meet the needs of the business world. In 2023, it launched two new courses: Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security. The Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform is ideal for cybersecurity education because it incorporates the most critical cybersecurity tools in one intuitive dashboard and integrates with any third-party tool to deliver a holistic view of cyber threats, that the students have complete investigation on the whole process. KKU has five lecturers who are experts in the XDR platform, who will maximize the new Open XDR platform capabilities to educational and research benefits. Around 300 students are expected to benefit from this program during the 2 academic year of partnership. This will also help Thailand secure its economic and digital security infrastructure.