{"id":9488,"date":"2025-09-15T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mec.edu.om\/?p=9488"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:19:06","slug":"middle-east-college-wins-prestigious-hadatha-cyber-security-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mec.edu.om\/en\/middle-east-college-wins-prestigious-hadatha-cyber-security-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East College Wins Prestigious Hadatha Cyber Security Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Middle East College (MEC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the <strong>Hadatha Cyber Security Award for Academic Institutions<\/strong>, presented by the <strong>Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) \u2013 Oman CERT<\/strong>. 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