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GCC CERTS Committee Adopts UAE Experience in Combatting Cyber Blackmailing

2016-01-26 - 01:59 GMT
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  •    GCC CERTS Committee Adopts UAE Experience in Combatting Cyber Blackmailing

Mobilk - The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunication Sector (TRA), represented by its subsidiary, the UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), concluded its participation in the 11th GCC CERTS Committee meeting which was held in Riyadh from 17 to 18 January 2016.

The meeting was chaired by Engineer  Sulaiman Abdelrahman Al Samhan, Digital Forensics Supervisor,CITC. UAE was represented by Engineer Adel Al Muhairi, TRA’s aeCERT Director, and Engineer Ghaith Al Mazaina, TRA’s aeCERT Business Affairs Manager. UAE’s delegation highlighted its experience in combatting cyber blackmailing and shed light on the campaign that was launched by TRA in cooperation with Al Ameen Service by Dubai Police with the aim of raising awareness of cyber security threats. The committee decided to adopt UAE’s experience so all member states benefit from it.

In this context, H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, UAE TRA Director General, stated: “We are delighted to have our experience adopted by the committee as this reflects UAE’s success in combatting cyber blackmailing and it highlights its effective contribution to protecting the infrastructure of this vital sector at a local and regional level. Cyber security has become an integral part of our societies’ safety, and especially in light of the rapid developments in the ICT sector. Accordingly, TRA is always keen to cooperate with all concerned parties to develop innovative solutions and mechanisms that safeguard the sector optimally.”

“We believe that knowledge and awareness are the shield that protect our users from being exploited by cybercriminals. Driven by this belief, we collaborated with Al Ameen service to spread awareness about cyber security threats. We are committed to making the internet safer to UAE users, therefore, our tireless efforts include supporting and enabling all initiatives that are launched with the aim of providing a safe electronic environment.”  H.E. added

Engineer Adel Al Muhairi, TRA’s aeCERT Director, “The meeting entailed discussing various significant topics that served one purpose which is enhancing information security standards and practices and providing a safe environment for internet users across the region.”

 Engineer Ghaith Al Mazaina, TRA’s aeCERT Business Affairs Manager, and “The Cyber Blackmailing campaign is one of the successful campaigns that was welcomed by the Emirati society as it contained numerous awareness messages. It has been widely publicized by different radio and TV channels, in addition to Social media channels. We value our strong ties with our brothers in GCC, and that is why, we were keen to share with them our experience to raise awareness and ensure that the region benefits from this experience.” 

It is noteworthy to mention that meeting’s agenda entailed discussing the GCC CERTS Committee working mechanism and tasks, activating the GCC Information Security Strategy, setting the cooperation framework between GCC CERTS and the regional and international centers, in addition to activating the emergency response training simulation, benefitting from the fiber-optic infrastructure in the e-linking project, and collaborating with the United States in the field of cyber security. 

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