Qatar Central Bank, Keynote Speaker at the 4th IT Security Conference
I am happy to announce that I will be speaking at the 4th IT Security Conference of Qatar Central Banks about “Attack & Defense Strategies Against Financial Sector”
Erdal Ozkaya
Qatar Central Bank (QCB), organizes the second conference on Information Security in Financial Institutions under the title “Enhancing IT Security in the Financial Sector in Today’s World” on November 15-16. HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al-Thani, Governor of QCB, stated in a statement that the conference aims at enhancing IT security and shedding light on it.
He stated that QCB had worked in the past years to improve software, hardware, and applications related to information security, in accordance to the best international practices to use the latest technology in this area, in order to achieve the desired goals and in line with the strategic plan for development and achievement of Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Qatar Central Bank is continuing to work towards creating a stable and secure financial environment. This is done through coordination between the financial services sector’s supervisory and oversight authorities and joint efforts through the relevant specialized commissions. The bank has issued a series of circulars and instructions to financial institutions in Qatar regarding the procedures to follow and the standards, applications, and systems that must be implemented to ensure information security and safety.
We look forward to the conference’s outcome and recommendations to support Qatar Central Bank in the area of information security protection. We wish this Conference success and success.