Cybersecurity meeting starts
KUWAIT: The Cybersecurity Week began in Kuwait yesterday with the participation of 30 Arab and regional countries.
The Sultanate is represented by the Information Technology Authority (ITA) and some government institutions.
The Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre aims at strengthening cooperation between Arab and regional countries in the field of information safety, identifying appropriate mechanisms to deal with attacks and threats in cyberspace, sharing experiences and ensuring the readiness of participating countries to deal with and respond to cyber-attacks.
The 5-day event include organising the 7th Regional Cybersecurity Conference, the 6th Regional Training Exercise for Cybersecurity Readiness and several meetings between the heads of national information safety centres and members of the ITU-T Study Group 17 Regional Group for the Arab Region.