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10 Dec 2024 – KICT had the honor of hosting 48 delegates from Darunnajah University, Jakarta. The students graced us with beautiful selawat performances, creating an atmosphere of unity and inspiration. We were delighted to learn that some of the Darunnajah University students are interested in continuing their studies at IIUM—truly a testament to the strong bond between our institutions. Looking forward to more meaningful collaborations in the future, inshaAllah. #IIUM #KICT #DarunnajahUniversity #Collaboration #Selawat #UnityInDiversity

Alhamdulillah, our workshop for Malaysian government leaders on November 5th and 7th was a huge success. We had more than 200 participants.I’d like to thank all research team members and committee members who have helped to make it a success. Many thanks to our Dean and KEM members for their support. Kindly make dua for our future plans in cyber leadership and Islamic ethics.

KICT IIUM – Malaysia Aviation Group (Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Berhad Academy and Group Human Capital) Partnership Meeting held in KICT. Insyallah, we will have future collaboration with them soon for staff, students and IIUM Community.

CoExCyS Industry collaboration effort with Permodalan Kelantan Berhad (PKB). The meeting was led by Dr. Hafizah, presenting the details of our first consulting project for PKB for cybersecurity audit, assessment, and PenTest of PKB web and mobile applications and infrastructure. Moderated by our Dean, Dr. Murni, and Head of Research, Dr. Azura. The project is expected to commence this mid-November. PKB Group CEO, Dato’ Zamri Ismail also shared some potential future collaborations that can be done further with KICT.

Alhamdulillah, the IIUM team secured 10th place out of 80 teams, competing in the Malaysia Data Innovation Talent x DOSM 2024. This is to share with Kuliyyah members the picture of our young talents. They have worked so hard since the end of September 2024. They also received good feedback on the dashboard that they have developed, Alhamdulillah.

November 11, 2024, our students participated in PwC’s “Hack a Day 2024: Capture the Flag” competition. Alhamdulillah, KICT team achieved 4th place in Malaysia and 27th in ASEAN, competing against over 70 teams from Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. Congratulations to our students on this achievement!

Congratulations to IoTeams has been awarded the Silver Medal at the Innovation Bank Challenge organized by Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.