Ooredoo is introducing the “latest security technologies to Qatar” as part of its efforts at protecting the country’s critical national infrastructure such as the finance sector.
The telecom major has been a pioneer in introducing the latest security technologies to the country and its nationwide network of Ooredoo Data Centres are playing an important role in providing cloud and managed security services.
This year has seen a sharp increase in the number of cyber-attacks targeting companies, organisations and government institutions across the Gulf, with a number of high profile entities seeing their websites compromised and systems breached.
In this context, Ooredoo yesterday announced it would be one of the sponsors at the second ‘Information security conference for the financial sector in Qatar’ to be held on November 15 and 16.
This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Enhancing IT security in the financial sector in today’s world,” and will be organised by the Qatar Central Bank under the patronage of HE the QCB Governor Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud al-Thani.
Ooredoo Qatar Chief Operating Officer Waleed Mohamed al-Sayed said, “We are proud to sponsor such an important event both for the country and the region. As more and more businesses become connected, their online security is our number one priority, which is why we invest in state-of-the-art cyber solutions. We will use our presence at the event to introduce the next generation of smart security solutions, and highlight how Ooredoo is protecting financial companies on the Ooredoo Supernet.”
Ooredoo will display a range of services designed specifically to meet the high security needs of financial service companies at the Information Security Conference and highlight how these companies can protect their clients with cutting-edge integrated security solutions.
Alongside other next generation solutions, Ooredoo will be exhibiting their Distributed Denial of Service Attack solution (DDoS), Cloud Security services and Out-of-Country Disaster Recovery.
Ooredoo’s DDoS monitors, analyses and protects network operations through two major lines of defines, a centralised DDoS mitigation platform, and an application-layer security service. The Cloud Security Solution offers features such as URL Filtering & Browser Control, Inline anti-virus & anti-spyware, Email Security, Data Leak Prevention and Full Visibility Reporting for business owners.
The company’s Out-of-Country Disaster Recovery (OOC DR) solution provides managed hosting and co-location at three key global destinations in East Asia (Singapore), Europe (London), and America (Santa Clara), with a range of global connectivity options including MPLS, global dedicated Ethernet and Internet VPN services.