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المملكة: "Cyber ​​security" It launches a package of initiatives for entrepreneurs and startup companies


The National Cybersecurity Authority revealed the launch of a package of initiatives for entrepreneurs and emerging companies in the field of cybersecurity, within the “Entrepreneurship in Cybersecurity”, which aims to strengthen the entrepreneurship system in the Kingdom, enable the growth of emerging companies in the field, develop innovative solutions to current and future challenges in the field, and stimulate qualitative investments in the cybersecurity sector, within the framework of The authority’s strategic objectives are to develop the sector in the Kingdom and raise the contribution of local content to it.

The most important initiatives

The initiatives included “Hackathon for startups in cybersecurity, expanding the growth of startups in cybersecurity, cybersecurity accelerator, and cyber innovation,” as they aim to create a competitive environment that attracts investment in the cybersecurity sector, and provide opportunities for growth and expansion For entrepreneurs in the sector, by supporting the establishment of emerging national companies, and empowering promising national cybersecurity companies as one of the pillars of economic diversification and enhancing the elements of sustainability and the Kingdom’s leadership in the field of cybersecurity.

Accelerating the growth of emerging companies

The authority indicated that the initiatives focus on promoting the acceleration of the growth of emerging companies in the cybersecurity sector by providing comprehensive support that includes a set of guidelines for expansion in the sector, which contributes to stimulating the local industry in the cybersecurity sector, and enabling the growth of the Kingdom’s economy by By investing in it.

Enhancing the field of entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurship program in the field of cybersecurity reflects the nature of comprehensiveness and sustainability in targeting entrepreneurs and emerging companies in the field, and the diversity of initiatives that it characterizes to cover the journey of entrepreneurs since transforming creative ideas into successful investment projects that add qualitative value to the economy and create various opportunities to contribute to strengthening cybersecurity at the national level, through developing and obtaining the necessary financing that is compatible with the journey of developing policies and governance that support the growth of the startup ecosystem in the field of cybersecurity in the long term. Remote.

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