March 02, 2010

The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HA-AD), the regulatory body of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), to improve standards and practices of information security and safeguard the IT infrastructure at the Authority against cyber crime.

February 22, 2010

Following the signing of several Memorandum of Understandings with various entities in the UAE on issues related to safeguarding the ICT infrastructure and early detection of potential online security threats, The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and through its Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) initiative started a nationwide awareness campaign to educate and train its constituents on enhancing the safety and security of their ICT systems. The campaign started yesterday with a three-day workshop with the Abu Dhabi General Services (Musanada) and will continue to cover all government entities and corporations whom signed similar MOUs with TRA.

January 13, 2010

Cyber crime incidents are on the rise globally, in the UAE and as per a report by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority prepared by the Authority’s Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), in 2009 alone, the UAE IT infrastructure witnessed 51 cases of e-crime incidents. To bring more attention to this critical issue and its devastating effects on businesses and individuals alike, HE Mohammed Gheyath, Executive Director of Technology Development Affairs at TRA, participated in a paper highlighting the 2008/2009 major e-Crime incidents during the Crisis and Emergency Management Conference (CEMC) held this week in Abu Dhabi. The paper presented different aspects of cyber crime incidents that aeCERT has dealt with throughout 2008/2009 and types of such incidents targeting the UAE ICT infrastructure and threatening the very confidentiality of data and information stored electronically.