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to protect systems and networks from cyberattacks, focusing on penetration testing skills, information security, and modern tools, to qualify students for work in information security and communications fields.\n <\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top: 15px; line-height: 1.7; text-align: justify;\">\n The department is one of the newly established programs that keep pace with digital transformation, providing students with theoretical and practical knowledge to counter advanced cyber threats and contribute to securing the digital infrastructure of institutions.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83c\udfaf Vision, Mission & Objectives<\/h2>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion\">\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f Vision<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p>The vision of the Cybersecurity Department is to prepare specialized technical cadres in cybersecurity, to contribute to building a generation of specialists capable of protecting systems and data from cyber threats, and to become a center for innovation and technical solutions to face the challenges of the digital age, ensuring the security of the digital infrastructure of institutions and society.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udcdc Mission<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p>The department seeks to qualify students with advanced scientific and practical skills in protecting digital systems and developing modern applications, while instilling values of integrity, responsibility, and ethics in technical practice, ensuring information security within an educational and research environment that keeps pace with global developments and meets labor market needs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83c\udfc6 Objectives<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <ul>\n <li>Graduate qualified cadres: Prepare technical specialists academically and technically in cybersecurity.<\/li>\n <li>Protect data and systems: Equip students with knowledge and skills to protect data, systems, and networks from breaches and cyberattacks.<\/li>\n <li>Counter threats: Build capacity to identify, analyze malware, ethical hacking methods, and deal with advanced cyber threats.<\/li>\n <li>Enhance information security: Contribute to securing digital infrastructure of institutions and apply best security practices.<\/li>\n <li>Practical application: Provide applied learning environments, such as labs, to train students in advanced cybersecurity techniques.<\/li>\n <li>Support various sectors: Supply government, private, and medical sectors with specialized cadres capable of providing security solutions.<\/li>\n <li>Develop security culture: Raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and proper security practices among institution members.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Graduate Job Description<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <ul>\n <li>Protect systems and networks from breaches and cyberattacks.<\/li>\n <li>Monitor information security, detect and handle vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n <li>Manage and operate applications and software within organizations.<\/li>\n <li>Prepare and update databases and ensure data integrity.<\/li>\n <li>Apply cybersecurity policies within the work environment.<\/li>\n <li>Support and maintain computer systems and applications.<\/li>\n <li>Analyze security incidents and develop preventive solutions.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udd2c Department Laboratories<\/h2>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion\">\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udd22 Digital Circuits Lab<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Introduce students to digital logic principles and logic gates.<br>\n <strong>Practical Content:<\/strong> Design circuits using ICs, study counters and registers, applications on microcomputers.<br>\n <strong>Benefit:<\/strong> Enable students to understand the fundamentals of digital systems and computers.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udcbb Programming Lab<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Teach students programming basics and applications in engineering fields.<br>\n <strong>Practical Content:<\/strong> Write programs in C or Python, device control applications, system simulation.<br>\n <strong>Benefit:<\/strong> Develops programming skills necessary for work in computing and embedded systems.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\u2699\ufe0f Applications Lab<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Link engineering theories to practical applications.<br>\n <strong>Practical Content:<\/strong> Implement small projects combining communications, digital circuits, and programming.<br>\n <strong>Benefit:<\/strong> Gives students comprehensive practical experience and enhances innovation and problem-solving abilities.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udd0c Electrical Circuits Lab<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n <p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Train students to design and analyze electrical circuits.<br>\n <strong>Practical Content:<\/strong> Experiments on parallel and series connections, current and voltage measurement using measuring devices.<br>\n <strong>Benefit:<\/strong> Enhance ability to deal with electrical systems in industrial and domestic applications.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-item\">\n <button class=\"oil-accordion-header\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u25bc<\/span><span class=\"accordion-text\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Penetration Testing (Ethical Hacking) Lab<\/span><\/button>\n <div class=\"oil-accordion-content\">\n 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class=\"stat-number\">61<\/div><div>First-year Students (Morning)<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card\"><div class=\"stat-number\">None<\/div><div>Second-year Students (New Department)<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card\"><div class=\"stat-number\">5<\/div><div>Teaching Staff<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card\"><div class=\"stat-number\">3<\/div><div>Technical Staff<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n <h2 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udd27 Workshops & Courses<\/h2>\n <ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding: 0;\">\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 May 10, 2025 – Ethical Penetration Testing Course<\/li>\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 June 22, 2025 – Web Application Security Workshop<\/li>\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 July 15, 2025 – Network Security & Firewalls Fundamentals<\/li>\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 August 5, 2025 – Malware Analysis<\/li>\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 September 19, 2025 – Cybersecurity in Government Institutions<\/li>\n <li style=\"background:#f1f5f9; margin-bottom:8px; padding:10px; border-radius:12px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 October 2, 2025 – Incident Response & Digital Forensics<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div>\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate oil-profile\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/222.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Department\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/randomuser.me\/api\/portraits\/women\/68.jpg'\">\n <h3>Bidaa Hadi Saoudi<\/h3>\n <p>Head of Cybersecurity Department<\/p>\n <p style=\"font-size:14px;\">M.Sc. in Information Technology<\/p>\n <hr>\n <small>\ud83d\udce7 cybersecurity.cam.isa@atu.edu.iq<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate oil-profile\" style=\"margin-top: 0;\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-113902.png\" alt=\"Department Rapporteur\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/randomuser.me\/api\/portraits\/women\/45.jpg'\">\n <h3>Farah Mahmood Qasim<\/h3>\n <p>Department Rapporteur<\/p>\n <p style=\"font-size:14px;\">Assistant Lecturer \/ M.Sc. Cybersecurity<\/p>\n <hr>\n <small>\ud83d\udce7 farah.m@atu.edu.iq<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n <h3 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Faculty Members<\/h3>\n <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding: 0;\">\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Alaa Abd Ali Hadi – Associate Professor, M.Sc., Computer Science & Networks<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Ruwaida Fadhel Obaid – Lecturer, M.Sc., Computer Science<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Izdihar Yasser Mohsen – Assistant Lecturer, M.Sc., Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Salah Mohammed Awwad – Lecturer, Ph.D., Computer Science<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Murtadha Kamil Ali – Assistant Lecturer, M.Sc., Electrical Engineering<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Suad Abdulla Maidi – Assistant Lecturer, M.Sc., English Language<\/li>\n <li style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0;\">\ud83d\udd39 Hussein Ali Shakir – Assistant Lecturer, M.Sc., Computer Science<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate oil-links\">\n <h3 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udcda Academic Links<\/h3>\n <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcd8 Academic Program Guide (Arabic) – Coming Soon<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcd8 Academic Program Guide (English) – Coming Soon<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=15573\" target=\"_blank\">\u23f1\ufe0f Academic Schedules<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=7261\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83c\udfed Student Graduation Projects<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcd6 First-year Lectures (Coming Soon)<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcd6 Second-year Lectures (Coming Soon)<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"oil-card oil-animate\">\n <h3 class=\"oil-title\">\ud83d\udd17 Important Links<\/h3>\n <div class=\"lecture-links\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=15413\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcc5 University Calendar<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/sis.mohesr.gov.iq\/sis\/login\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Student Portal (SIS)<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=18738\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udcdd Exam Schedule<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/isa.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=7261\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83c\udf93 Student Graduation Projects<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">\ud83d\udce7 Request University Email Form<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n \/\/ Animation on scroll\n (function(){\n const items = document.querySelectorAll('.oil-animate');\n const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {\n entries.forEach(entry => {\n if(entry.isIntersecting) {\n entry.target.classList.add('show');\n }\n });\n }, { threshold: 0.1 });\n items.forEach(item => observer.observe(item));\n })();\n\n \/\/ Accordion functionality\n document.querySelectorAll('.oil-accordion-header').forEach(header => {\n header.addEventListener('click', function() {\n const content = this.nextElementSibling;\n const arrow = this.querySelector('.arrow');\n const parentAccordion = this.closest('.oil-accordion');\n if(parentAccordion) {\n parentAccordion.querySelectorAll('.oil-accordion-content').forEach(c => {\n if(c !== content && c.style.maxHeight) {\n c.style.maxHeight = null;\n const prevArrow = c.previousElementSibling?.querySelector('.arrow');\n if(prevArrow) prevArrow.classList.remove('open');\n }\n });\n }\n if(content.style.maxHeight && content.style.maxHeight !== '0px') {\n content.style.maxHeight = null;\n arrow.classList.remove('open');\n } else {\n content.style.maxHeight = content.scrollHeight + \"px\";\n arrow.classList.add('open');\n }\n });\n });\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybersecurity Department – Al-Samawa Technical Institute \ud83d\udccb Department Overview The Cybersecurity Department at Al-Samawa Technical Institute is a technical department aimed at preparing specialized cadres to protect systems and networks from cyberattacks, focusing on penetration testing skills, information security, and modern tools, to qualify students for work in information security and communications fields. 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