Vodafone shares its expertise in tackling cyberwarfare

Vodafone shared its global expertise in tackling cyberwarfare at the Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) recent 3rd annual ‘Information Security Conference’ for the financial sector. This is also the second time that Vodafone participates as a sponsor of the event.The event was held at the Sheraton under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, in the presence of HE the QCB governor, Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud al-Thani; and HE the Minister of Transport & Communications, Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti.Vodafone Qatar’s director (Information Security) Shaik Abdulkhader delivered a presentation on cyberwarfare and showcased Vodafone’s cyber security portfolio for both the consumer and enterprise segments such as its DDoS Mitigation Service and Secure Device Management.Vodafone’s chief business officer Mahmud Awad said, “Cyberwarfare is the number-1 national security threat ahead of terrorism and espionage with cyber-attacks continuing to evolve in the region, and show a continuation of extremely high volume of attacks posing a huge risk to organisations and governments. Vodafone is committed to bringing our global expertise and leading edge technology to Qatar to help protect organisations and people whilst contributing to the development of a knowledge based economy.”Vodafone, a founding member of the IoT Security Foundation, was the first service provider globally to offer a managed DDoS mitigation service protecting its customers from DDoS attacks since 2004. Vodafone was also the first company in Qatar to offer ‘Secure Device Management’ to help businesses better protect their company data.