TRA participates in cybersecurity meeting in Saudi

RIYADH / WAM

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the Computer Emergency Response Team, participated in the 16th meeting of the GCC Committee of National Centres for Computer Emergency Response, hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to ensure cooperation among the GCC countries in the field of cybersecurity.
The meeting was chaired by Bader bin Ali Al Salhi, Director-General, National Centre for Information Safety, Information Technology Authority, Sultanate of Oman.
Mohammad Al Zarooni, Director of the Policies and Programmes Department at the TRA, said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted this meeting as the importance of activating cooperation and coordination among the GCC countries in the field of cybersecurity is increasing, in order to meet requirements of the coming phase. The meeting also contributes to the continuation of the great cultural renaissance witnessed by the GCC countries. The region is one of the fastest growing and has become a global investment destination, and thus, solid infrastructure is needed to serve the ICT sector and secure the electronic space that encourages investors to invest in various economic sectors in the GCC countries.”