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Evelin Bonilla, a talented salvadoran professional, stood out as the most outstanding graduate in the seventh graduating class of SISAP’s Information Risk and Security Institute (IRSI) program, a prestigious cybersecurity certification course that, in this seventh edition, brought together 97 students from 8 Latin American countries.
This achievement is a source of pride not only because of her academic excellence, but also because it represents the talent and leadership of salvadoran women in a field traditionally dominated by men. Evelin Bonilla not only opens doors for her professional future, but also inspires more salvadoran women to prepare and excel in key technological areas for regional development.
Evelin Bonilla won first place with an average of 96.67 points, among a group of professionals from Guatemala, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. Her success reflects the effort, dedication and commitment that salvadoran students bring to the region, consolidating El Salvador as a hotbed of talent in information technology and cybersecurity.
In her speech during the ceremony, Evelin thanked IRSI and SISAP for the opportunity and stressed the importance of protecting not only the data, but the people behind it. “We are protecting each other”, she said, encouraging her peers to continue their training with the same passion.
IRSI is an online academic program, which offers a training and certification opportunity to develop skills and abilities specific to the Cybersecurity field. Over the course of 9 months students received theoretical and practical lessons from professional instructors, with the opportunity to specialize in different areas of Cybersecurity including: Digital Forensics (DFIR), Pentesting, Engineering, SOC-CTIS, Risk and Compliance.
Adriana Rojas, executive director of IRSI, shared how proud they are of the graduation of this class of students, and the opportunity to contribute to the growing labor demand in this field. “Our mission is to support with the training of the next generation of Cybersecurity professionals, and we are proud to know that today’s graduating students will lead the fight against cybercrime in the region”, she concluded.
SISAP’s IRSI program: how to participate?
The IRSI program is 100% free of charge for its students, and in order to participate, those interested are required to have previous knowledge of computers and networks. Specifically, we are looking for students in their 4th year of systems engineering or a related career, or professionals with one year or more of experience working in information technology.
Mauricio Nanne, CEO of SISAP and founder of the IRSI program, explained that there are currently more than 3 million cybersecurity positions available worldwide, given the growing importance of technology in our lives. “In the world of the Internet there are no borders, a cyber attack can come from anywhere in the world and cause problems, so with IRSI we are calling for more professionals to specialize in cybersecurity, to defend our way of life and help us improve it”, he said.
Those students or professionals interested in participating in the program can visit the website https://irsi.education/, or IRSI’s social networks on LinkedIn and Facebook. Registration opens every september to begin the admission process for the next academic year.
