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Doha
THE Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for Information Security Management Systems, after a rigorous security checks carried out by Certification Partner Global (CPG) with its local partner Paramount Assurance.
The ISO certificate was delivered to Meshal al Hitmi, director of Shared Services Affairs at Ashghal, and Mrs Abeer al Hajri, Information Systems Department manager, at a ceremony attended by the Information Systems Department team and Assistant Director of the Cyber Security Centre Major Osman al Hamoud.
The ISO certificate 2013:27001 is the internationally recognised standard for information security. Ashghal compliance with this standard confirms the commitment of the information systems team in the authority to data protection and continuous improvement of security software.
Ashghal’s information systems conforming to these internationally recognised standards and its adherence to the code of practice is an evidence of Ashghal’s commitment to applying the best practices in information security and proves its conformity with the national security regulations and policies of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The Ministry of Interior, through the Cyber Security Centre, has played an active role in achieving Ashghal’s ISO certification. Combined efforts of both, Ashghal’s team and the centre continue to strive to meet the cyber security requirements for the World Cup in 2022, in accordance with the integrated national cybersecurity framework issued by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
It is worth mentioning that ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification requirements include joining standards of both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Standards established by ISO entail authentication of information security controls of the organisation in fields like information security and job continuity. The certificate also implicate authentication across all infrastructural levels of information technology in Ashghal, including assets management, access control, human resources security and application security.
Doha
THE Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for Information Security Management Systems, after a rigorous security checks carried out by Certification Partner Global (CPG) with its local partner Paramount Assurance.
The ISO certificate was delivered to Meshal al Hitmi, director of Shared Services Affairs at Ashghal, and Mrs Abeer al Hajri, Information Systems Department manager, at a ceremony attended by the Information Systems Department team and Assistant Director of the Cyber Security Centre Major Osman al Hamoud.
The ISO certificate 2013:27001 is the internationally recognised standard for information security. Ashghal compliance with this standard confirms the commitment of the information systems team in the authority to data protection and continuous improvement of security software.
Ashghal’s information systems conforming to these internationally recognised standards and its adherence to the code of practice is an evidence of Ashghal’s commitment to applying the best practices in information security and proves its conformity with the national security regulations and policies of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The Ministry of Interior, through the Cyber Security Centre, has played an active role in achieving Ashghal’s ISO certification. Combined efforts of both, Ashghal’s team and the centre continue to strive to meet the cyber security requirements for the World Cup in 2022, in accordance with the integrated national cybersecurity framework issued by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
It is worth mentioning that ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification requirements include joining standards of both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Standards established by ISO entail authentication of information security controls of the organisation in fields like information security and job continuity. The certificate also implicate authentication across all infrastructural levels of information technology in Ashghal, including assets management, access control, human resources security and application security.
