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Amir patronizes cadet graduation
His Highness the Amir and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended and patronized Monday the graduation ceremony of the 45th batch of police cadets at the Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences.
His Highness the Amir was received at the academy by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt Gen Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and a number of top academy and ministry officials.
Present with His Highness the Amir during the ceremony were His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and President of the Supreme Judicial Council, chair of the Constitutional Court and Head of the Cassation Court Justice Yousef Jasem Al-Mutawa’a, senior state officials.
The event was attended by the families of the graduating cadets.
During the occasion, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 18, (KUNA): Challenges related to information security have become a driving force in the fight against cyberpiracy, Chairman and CEO – Public Authority of Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) Salem AlAthaina has said.
Al-Athaina said in a speech at Kuwait’s First Cyber Security Conference, organized by Kuwait Hackers Company, that his authority faces great challenges in addressing such danger, calling for more efforts by public and private sectors in Kuwait.
Al-Athaina added that CITRA is keen to benefit from national expertise in the implementation of information security strategic projects within the framework of securityintegrated policies, procedures, standards and technical controls. This aims at developing a national defense system, and to respond to emergencies on vital systems and confront electronic attacks, he said.
The Chairman pointed out that CITRA supports national strategy for cybersecurity in an integrated manner by establishing the National Cyber Security Center, adding that his authority also supports national cadres seeking to spread national awareness regarding cyber-attacks and how to address them.
Al-Athaina also pointed out that the issues of information security, methods of treatment, and national awareness dissemination of their dangers is the duty specialists, adding that the presence of such expertise in the Kuwaiti youth contribute to fight Internet piracy.
For her part, Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), Haya Al-Wadani said CAIT has prepared a comprehensive vision for an emergency project on a Kuwait-based information security center to control and protect infrastructure of information technology.
Al-Wadani added that CAIT faces challenges in cybersecurity such as campaigns of defamation and blackmail to the point of impersonation and identity replacement.
The agency also have dealt with crimes related to electronic penetrations, theft of smart phone data, and spying, in addition to the random breaches of websites and the disruption of services in government and private agencies.
She stressed the need for “concerted efforts to raise awareness over the dangers of electronic misconducts and training of Kuwaiti youth to address such destructive ways in our society.”