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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 AUGUST 2022 14 COMMERCIAL MCAST opens a second call for student applications THE Malta College of Arts, Sci- ence, and Technology (MCAST) opened a second call for appli- cations for courses commenc- ing in October 2022. Prospective students willing to enroll for courses at the College this October can apply online via the MCAST website from 29 July till 5 September. MCAST opened the first call for course applications in 18 Ju- ly 2022. During the first call for appli- cations, an encouraging student intake was recorded across all six MCAST Institutes. More- over, an increase in the num- ber of applications received by the College when compared to previous years during the same time was registered. Currently, the College's admissions office is processing the applications received in the first call so that they can confirm with students if they have been accepted or if an alternative is being offered. This second call provides an opportunity opportunity for students to reassess their op- tions now that they have results. Key industry players are col- laborating with MCAST to encourage student enrolment in particular courses having high industrial demand, such as chemical technology, busi- ness analytics, financial services management, air-conditioning, engineering, and graphic print- ing. MCAST will be offering six new courses next October which reflect the current indus- try skills needed, namely, the Advanced Diploma for Dental Surgery Assistants, the Diplo- ma in Cabin Crew Training, the Undergraduate Diploma in Auto Electronic and Electri- cal Technology, the Master of Science in Advanced Clinical Practice, the Master of Science in Professional Health Practice and, the Master in Social Care Practice. MCAST witnessed strong au- dience participation this year during Open Day activities held at Paola and Mosta campuses, with over 3,000 visiting par- ticipants. Moreover, over 300 students in July used MCAST's career guidance services. The College offers over 190 full- time and 300 part-time courses, from introductory level courses to Master's level courses. Celebrating 12 years of The Concept Stadium TODAY, the 25th of August, The Concept Stadium celebrat- ed its 12th year from concep- tion. Since 2010, the Creative Marketing Agency that was founded by Jonathan Dalli and the late Jonathan Chetcuti saw a complete evolution in terms of brand, vision, and scope, as well as in company culture and human resources. "Twelfth Man is a term used to refer to the supporters at a game between two teams of eleven players, when the sup- porters give good support to their favourite team they have as much value as an extra play- er might have," explained Jon- athan Dalli, CEO of The Con- cept Stadium. "We wouldn't be here today without the support of our twelfth man, being our clients, partners, suppliers, and our valued team-members. So, a big thank you needs to go out to all of these wonderful peo- ple who have graced us with their business, support, prod- ucts and hard work. The dream started 12 years ago today, and we're already looking forward to the next 12," Dalli continued to say. Dalli went on to say that he is sure that Jonathan Chet- cuti, The Concept Stadium's beloved Co-Founder and now Guardian Angel is the compa- ny's twelfth man too. With a growing team of over 20 Commercial Creatives, The Concept Stadium pledges more successes for all its esteemed clients and thanks each and every one of them for putting their faith in the company. For more information, visit www.conceptstadium.com/ British crisis- assessment tech startup sets up in Malta, assisted by Malta Enterprise CYBERFISH was founded in the UK by Berta Pappenheim in 2018 to help companies strengthen their human interaction and de- cision-making skills when dealing with cyber incidents and other crises. The start-up company was selected by the UK's National Cy- ber Security Centre to be part of a nationally-acclaimed cyber-se- curity accelerator, where it was coached by technical and busi- ness mentors, including experts from NCSC and GCHQ. In 2021, CyberFish opened an engineering centre in Malta, and employed local engineers, to build a custom web platform to deliver better exercises, anal- ysis, and feedback of customers' performances. The Malta centre has been so successful, that addi- tional products and services have now been added, such as deci- sion-making training, and a com- plete programme for companies, including assessments, training, and help with applying for and gaining international resilience standards. It sought and got funding from Malta Enterprise to develop a unique digital platform; Resilience Dojo, that generates a realistic vir- tual and/or co-located exercise of a client's organisation coming un- der some form of threat, ranging from natural disaster or a targeted cyber-attack. A team of organisational psy- chologists and risk management experts then assesses the team's crisis response and delivers a tai- lored learning programme for the team members, with specific, measurable targets and regular check-ins to reassess the organi- sation to ensure continual devel- opment. The company has expanded its expertise in risk assessment and crisis management for organisa- tions' from just cyber threats to business disruptions of all kinds. The platform Resilience Dojo has been a solution for a variety of organisations ranging from mis- sion-critical departments in gov- ernments, law enforcement and critical infrastructure, to finance and tech companies, including Melita; one of the local telecom- munications companies in Malta. Melita's Chief Technology Of- ficer Simon Montanaro said, "Re- silience Dojo is a novel solution in the cyber incident exercising and team building space. Cyberfish has developed a unique meth- odology that helps organizations, such as Melita, to become more resilient in the digital realm. We decided to try out their simulation exercise and found it beneficial for enhancing our cyber-security controls." Cyberfish is not only providing its services in Malta but is also col- laborating with the local vocation- al educational institution MCAST and the University of Malta. Cy- berfish has set up and ran a crisis response exercise, which brought together software development students from MCAST and the University of Malta in a friendly competition.