Through the exceptional efforts of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Prof. Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, and with full support from the Scientific Committee of the Computer Security and Cybersecurity branch, under the supervision of the branch head, Assistant Professor Dr. Iyad Hazem Ibrahim, and the scientific assistant, Prof. Dr. Abeer Tariq Mawlood, along with the esteemed department council, approval has been granted by His Excellency, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, to establish a PhD program in Computer Science / Data Security / Department of Computer Security and Cybersecurity for the academic year 2025-2026, in accordance with postgraduate study regulations.