GEC NEWS WIRERecognizing the need to identify and hire skilled cyber-security experts in the Middle East, Help AG launched a new recruitment initiative. The ‘Capture the Flag’ style challenge tests applicants’ ability to identify and solve realistic security vulnerabilities and rewards real-world technical know-how rather than assessing only educational qualifications. The security company is also extending this evaluation tool as a service to its customers upon request to help them identify technically competent staff for their in-house IT positions.
Commenting on his organization’s unique talent identification strategy, Mukhammad Khalilov, Manager Security Analysis at Help AG said, “Over a decade of closely monitoring the IT security landscape in the Middle East has given us keen insight into the main types of attacks and security vulnerabilities that plague regional enterprises. This has enabled us to design the scenarios in a way that best imitates these cyber-attacks. I believe participants will find this both challenging and rewarding as it will truly put their IT skills to the test.”
Help AG’s new recruitment platform invites participants to uncover vulnerabilities in various applications. These have been specifically designed by the company to mimic those that are most commonly found and exploited by hackers in the region. Among the types of attacks simulated are SQL Injection, cross-site scripting, and software exploitation and the platform also tests applicants’ ability to conduct vulnerability checks, source code audits and analysis of network packets. While participants won’t be subjected to a time limit, their performance will be graded based on the number of vulnerabilities they discover.
“By offering this platform as a service to our customers, we are providing them with an effective means to close the skills gap and match best-in-class technology with highly qualified technical resources” said Nicolai Solling, CTO at Help AG.
