NEWS
GCCPOL and Kaspersky
Lab collaborate to elevate
cybersecurity awareness
Data Mount
to build
Oman’s largest
commercial
data centre
using Cisco
technology
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isco has announced the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Data Mount, a leading data centre
hosting services company in Oman. Data
Mount is planning to establish the largest
commercial data centre in the country to
date. Through its partner ecosystem, Cisco
will provide data centre technology and help
enable Data Mount to design, deploy and
secure its next-generation cloud services in
the data in Jebel El Akhdar, Oman.
Amir Kanaan,
Managing Director –
META, Kaspersky Lab
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CCPOL, the organisation which serves
as a law enforcement hub for the six
countries of the GCC (Oman, Bahrain,
Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE),
has hosted a cybersecurity session in
collaboration with Kaspersky Lab.
The session has created a platform for the
exchanging of information and expertise
between the two organisations about the
latest cyberthreats facing the GCC and
wider region.
The objectives of this collaboration
were to demonstrate best practices in
cyberspace, highlight the importance of
securing a workplace environment and
illustrate how a security incident can
impact organisations.
Given the vital role GCCPOL is playing
in securing the region, participants were
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also brought up to speed on the latest
trends and techniques that cybercriminals
use in their attacks.
During the session, Kaspersky Lab experts
presented insights on a variety of topics
from password management, online
behaviour, social media security and
online privacy.
Experts also highlighted recent trends
and attacks observed in the regional
cybersecurity landscape, such as targeted
attacks, Man-in-the-Middle (MitM), spear
phishing and more.
The MoU establishes a framework for
closer collaboration between Cisco and
Data Mount, leveraging Cisco’s innovative
networking, data centre and security
infrastructure solutions, cloud hardware
and managed services for cloud and
collaboration. The MoU also outlines a
number of potential areas for strategic
cooperation, based on Cisco’s expertise and
best practices, to deliver state-of-the-art
cloud services in the data centre.
“In line with the Digital Oman Strategy, more
businesses are looking at cloud computing
as an enabler on their Digital Transformation
journeys. To meet the ever-increasing
demand of Omani companies to host their
critical IT infrastructure in the cloud, we are
planning to build a brand new data centre
in Jebel Al Akhdar. From there, we will offer
customers the option to store their data
securely in the cloud inside the country,”
said Abdull hakeem Al-Muslahi, Deputy
Chairman, Data Mount.
Amir Kanaan, Managing Director – META,
Kaspersky Lab, said: “At Kaspersky Lab,
we believe that well-informed staff are
the most important and effective line of
defence, although the lack of awareness
still remains a worrying reality.”
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