The Third Gulf Conference and Exhibition for Cybersecurity Challenges awards Huawei the “Best Cybersecurity Assurance” award

The third Gulf Conference and Exhibition on Cybersecurity Challenges, which was held in Kuwait, awarded Huawei the “Best Cybersecurity Assurance” award for providing innovative solutions that contribute to protecting customers from cyber risks. This comes in light of Huawei’s success in obtaining more than 70 international certificates in the field of cybersecurity, which provides its customers with globally recognized high-level security guarantees that rise to the highest international standards agreed upon in the communications and information technology industry.

The event was organized over two days under the auspices of the Central Agency for Information Technology and the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, with the participation of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense in Kuwait, and the presence of experts and high-level representatives from leading institutions in the country, led by the Commander of the Signal Corps, Major General Engineer Muhammad Uqla Al-Enezi, representing the Chief of Staff. General of the Army, Dr. Ammar Al-Husseini, Deputy Director of the Central Agency for Information Technology in Kuwait, and Layali Al-Mansoori, representative of the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, along with a number of diplomats, industry experts and analysts. Topics discussed at the conference included emerging use cases of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, cyberattacks, smart cities, cyber integration of critical IT infrastructure, operational technologies, and the Internet of Things.

Mr. Kamal Zayan, Huawei’s Chief Cybersecurity Officer for the North Gulf region, said, “This award reinforces Huawei’s commitment to innovation and excellence in providing advanced solutions and practical experiences to customers in the field of cybersecurity that meet their aspirations in facing current challenges and future requirements. Huawei’s track record of achievements includes The world-class provision of technical solutions that have served nearly 3 billion users in 170 countries and regions around the world for more than 30 years through 1500 communication networks while maintaining a clean and advanced record in the field of cybersecurity.We work in Huawei according to a clear security approach that cybersecurity is A shared responsibility, and that cooperation, concerted efforts, open work and joint innovation is a cornerstone to ensure information security and meet the various requirements of cybersecurity and privacy protection in accordance with the highest internationally applied standards.Since 2019 we have signed a cybersecurity agreement with the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) and we are constantly cooperating with our partners in companies Communications to help Kuwait, the Gulf countries and the region maintain the stability of their networks and provide various security solutions advances in the digitization process.

The third edition of the conference comes in light of the acceleration in the field of digital transformation in the GCC countries, which led to an increase in cyber threats amid strict measures taken by governments to address potential challenges. Governments in the region have put in place ambitious programs that focus on digital transformation to support companies and provide advanced solutions for network security and user privacy protection.