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Oman Arab Bank receives award for
cybersecurity practices
O
man Arab Bank (OAB) has been
presented with an award recognising
its outstanding cybersecurity practices. A
ceremony organised by the bank, saw Trend
Micro representatives handing out the award
and certificates at the OAB Head Office.
Ghulam Basheer, Head of the IT Security
Department at OAB, said: “Being a financial
institution, security has always been our top
priority. Businesses are subjected to all kinds
of security threats and vandalism. Therefore,
information which is considered to be the
‘life blood’ of businesses requires extensive
protection. Our partner, Trend Micro, is
the leader in the security domain and we
have had the pleasure of teaming up as a
strategic partner in this journey.”
The Customer Excellence Award for
Outstanding Security Practices recognises
companies that have shown prowess at
handling classified information with integrity
and reliability. OAB’s partnership with Trend
Micro for a cybersecurity solution is governed
by a set of internationally renowned safety
standards for the transmission of data.
Fabio Picoli, Trend Micro Country Manager,
said: “OAB has strived to maintain an
innovative outlook in safeguarding its
customers’ information and on behalf of
Trend Micro, I would like to congratulate
them on this great achievement.”
Trend Micro, a global leader in security
software and solutions, seeks to make
the world secure for the exchange of
digital information.
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Tourism sector looks to benefits of
Digital Transformation
T
he tourist industry in Oman has been
focussing on the benefits of Digital
Transformation. The Faculty of Business and
Economics at GUtech, in collaboration with
the Ministry of Tourism in Oman, has held a
forum on ‘Tourism and Digital Transformation’
in Muscat as part of World Tourism Day.
online to become a digital pioneer.
As Information and Communications
Technology became a global phenomenon,
tourism was a consistent early adopter of
new technologies and platforms.
This year’s World Tourism Day has
helped promote some of the benefits
technology can bring to the sector such
as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and
digital platforms.
Prof Dr Heba Aziz, Head of the Department
of Logistics, Tourism and Service
Management at GUtech, said: “The forum
presented testimonials on how the tourism
sector worldwide has been shaped by the
Fourth Industrial Revolution. A leading
panel of international and national
experts discussed their recent initiatives in
heritage, hospitality, tourism development,
marketing and quality assurance in an
interactive and concise forum.”
Tourism was one of the first sectors to
digitalise business processes on a global
scale, bringing flight and hotel booking
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