Security for e-govt services stressed
The Saudi government will need the latest security solutions to protect sensitive data on its e-government platforms, a leading computer executive said here yesterday.
Dong Wu, vice president of Huawei Enterprise Middle East, was speaking during the fourth annual Kingdom e-government summit held in Riyadh on Monday and Tuesday.
The company showcased its latest security solutions during the summit, which focused on confidentiality, integrity and availability to address challenges that governments face when building e-government platforms.
He predicted that by the end of this year, the Kingdom would spend $ 10 billion on information technology and improving e-government services.
“As e-government services continue to grow and become more integrated, citizens, small and medium-sized enterprises and large busi- nesses will become more reliant on its availa b i l i t y,” Dong said.
As such, he added, any disruption in e-government services could potentially cause severe economic consequences.
Huawei provides tailored solutions for e-government services that protect both data and overall service performance.
“Sensitive data leakage is a primary risk to e-government projects around the globe. By using robust user authentication procedures and cutting edge firewall technologies, e-government bodies can eliminate a large proportion of potential security breaches,” Dong said.
He added that Huawei solutions incorporate a range of methods to properly authenticate network users. Processes such as fingerprint or retina scans are used for physical access and two-factor authentication systems are used to enable remote network access.
“Raising awareness and understanding of user authentication is a key step to protecting the confidentiality of highly sensitive data,” he said. He added that to help government or enterprise data centers from outside intruders, Huawei Enterprise has created “SAN box technology” that prevents data leakage from an end terminal and the “Any Office Client” solution, which encrypts data through encryption technology.
Huawei showcased during the summit its anti-DDoS solution,
The company showcased its latest security solutions during the summit, which focused on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
which helps governments protect their e-service platforms by ensuring that their networks are resilient to “Denial of Service” or DOS attacks and other types of outside interference.
Huawei’s anti-DDoS solution for enterprises received the 2012 Middle East Product Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan in recognition of the contribution of Huawei to the Middle East enterprise security market.
Huawei signed recently a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Airlines to create the Kingdom’s first IT Green Park that aims to harness the potential of Saudi professionals in computer engineering and information and communications technology (ICT) management across different industrial sectors.
“In previous projects, Huawei also completed a fully integrated service network that facilitates Saudi Telecom’s Haj peak traffic year-afteryear, while helping the operator save on total cost of ownership,” Dong said.