Debrecen4U February 12, 2026

Cybersecurity’s Most Pressing Issues Debated by the University’s IT Students

For the third time, the DBSC cooperation of six multinational companies has launched its professional course entitled Applied IT Knowledge at the University of Debrecen’s Faculty of Informatics. The one-semester, three-credit subject aims to provide university students with first-hand industry experience and a realistic picture of the challenges of the digital world, according to unideb.hu.

The current semester of the course was introduced by a panel discussion titled “Think You’re Safe? Think Again: Who Protects the Digital World?”, which, among other things, drew students’ attention to the fact that cybersecurity today is no longer merely a technical issue, but a factor that shapes both everyday life and the global economy.

In his welcome speech, Márton Ispány, Vice Dean for Education at the Faculty of Informatics of the University of Debrecen, emphasized that 141 students have already completed the program, and moreover, ninety percent of them were international students. “Based on the successes of previous years, it is clear that the initiative forms a vital bridge between university education and the business services sector. The greatest strength of the course is that it provides deeper insight into the latest industry standards, and students can learn directly from corporate experts. In these classes, students can acquire applied knowledge that no textbook can fully teach,” said the vice dean.

Representing DBSC, László Szabó, Head of Sector at British Telecommunications, highlighted that the close partnership between the university and industry is essential for transferring up-to-date, practical knowledge, and one successful example of this is the DBSC Applied IT Knowledge course. “Debrecen has become one of the leading domestic centers of the business services sector, where more than five thousand highly qualified, multilingual graduate professionals work. The role of DBSC is vital in enabling member companies to cooperate—setting aside competitive positions—in order to support the development of future professionals,” he added.

During the panel discussion, Tamás Girászi (University of Debrecen), Gábor Gábriel (4iG), and Szilveszter Nyeste (Emerson-NI) explored the topic of cybersecurity from both academic and corporate perspectives. Among other things, they discussed underestimated risks and the experts’ personal experiences, the role of the human factor in system vulnerabilities, as well as threats affecting critical infrastructure. At the course-opening panel discussion, questions were raised such as: do we live and work in a safer environment than five years ago, or have attacks from the digital world simply become more visible?

Source: dehir.hu | Photo credit: Papp László (Facebook)