ISRO Unleashes a Free Cybersecurity Course! Know More

The IIRS, located within the ISRO headquarters unleashes a free online course on cybersecurity

Space Science and technology are instigative areas for scientists and experimenters which have greatly impacted the societal and profitable development of any country. The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), located within the ISRO headquarters in the city of Dehradun, invites applications for new free-of-cost online cybersecurity courses as a part of its outreach program. And the participants will receive the ISRO certificate of completion at the end of the courses. The idea of this online course is to give knowledge and mindfulness to academy scholars on colorful aspects of Space Science and technology.

IIRS & ISRO has partnered with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and the Asia Pacific Centre for Space Science and Technology Education to provide free international certification Massive Open Online Courses. The course will offer both theoretical as well as use cases on how cyber defense and awareness technology can be effectively applied to better understand and manage cyber threats. ISRO courses are free of cost and open to all Indian and international students aged ten and older. It'll be a unique occasion for the youthful generation to understand this instigative sphere of space technology.

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In recent times, Space Science and technology have also attracted the amenities of scholars and youthful generations to make their careers in this advancing sphere of wisdom and technology. These ISRO courses focus on strengthening the academia and user segments in space technology and its applications using online learning platforms. The main aim of the course is to research, educate, train, and also spawn startups in remote sensing data and geo-informatics and create technological safeguards to protect critical infrastructure.

Course study materials like lecture slides, video-recorded lectures, open-source software & handouts of demonstrations, etc. will be made available through e-class. Video lectures for this ISRO-free online course will also be uploaded on e-class. These courses are designed for professionals engaged in remote sensing data processing in different applications and those willing to learn fuzzy machine/deep learning concepts. The IIRS ISRO will issue you a Course Participation Certificate based on your 70% attendance at technical sessions and your performance in the online quiz and other tests.

Students taking ISRO free online courses with certificate 2021 via IIR's YouTube channel would need to mark their presence through an offline session that will be made available 24 hours after the class. Interested and eligible candidates will have to fill and submit the form on the official website for getting the registration number. Federal and state government members who are currently employed can enroll in the program.

IIRS claims that by offering this cross-disciplinary course on cyber protection of vital infrastructures and data exchange, it is making groundbreaking progress in the field of cybersecurity. India is one of the leading space-faring nations in the world, having its vibrant space program which has progressed as a symbol of the country's sophisticated technological capabilities and its growing indigenous and global prestige.