In the age of increased cyber attacks and cyber threats, it is the priority of governments and operators to protect a region’s vital infrastructures such as agriculture, electricity, and transportation. This webinar will outline the importance of critical infrastructure protection, current approaches for protecting both critical infrastructure and critical data from cyber-attacks, and future direction in cyber threat intelligence. There will be a panel discussion on capacity building and collaboration opportunities with Iraq to develop the next generation of cyber security experts and practitioners. The event will be held in the Arabic language, with the slides in English.