Qatar Steel has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management Systems in recognition of its standardised and best practices in effective IT infrastructure management and information security management.
Ali bin Hassan al-Muraikhi, managing director and general manager, said: “It is an important milestone for us and reiterates our efforts in the direction of data security, confidentiality, and protection.
“We recognise and understand that safeguarding our company data is of vital importance and this independent accreditation should help our business to elevate the confidence that we have adequate measures and internal procedures in place to protect data and eliminate any potential security risks.”
Al-Muraikhi noted that Qatar Steel is looking to leverage on domestic and international expertise to provide an integrated information security system, and to embrace global standards in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements to further enhance its business objectives.
He added: “This achievement is the outcome of dedicated efforts of our employees in the IT Department and other departments, and continual guidance of top management to ensure the best IT practices on information security, and the implementation of Information security management systems.”