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Another feather in the cap [Daily Tribune (Bahrain)](Daily Tribune (Bahrain) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Batelco, Bahrain's leading telecommunications company has been presented with three new ISO Certificates in Information Security (ISO 27001), following a thorough and vigorous auditing process conducted by Certification Bureau Veritas, a company release read yesterday. Batelco is the first telecommunications company in the Kingdom and the Middle East to expand its activity in Information Security after the three units, namely e-Services, Retail Operations and DataCentre, received ISO 27001 certification. The company said that a number teams, headed by the the Information Security team, worked in tandem to fulfil the certification requirements. Batelco considers its customers' data vital and this has driven the company to expand its security activities in departments that take care of its customers data. This in turn assures customers that Batelco applies the global Information Security standards in implementing its daily transactions. Batelco Bahrain GM Human Resources & Corporate Services Suhaila Alnowakhda, who deputised for Batelco Bahrain CEO Rashid Abdulla, received the ISO 27001 certificates from the Chief Executive of Certification Bureau Veritas in the Kingdom, Zulfiqar Haider, at a ceremony held recently the company headquarters in Hamala in the presence of executive and senior managers and the participating teams, including Information Security team and Risk Management team, attended the ceremony. Mrs.Alnowakhda said that Batelco excels in Telecom market in terms of customer data protection, noting that the certificates highlight the fact that the Company's practices in this field are the best. "Our customers deserve full care and provision of complete security for their data. We are committed to our customers' data confidentiality in all our operations," she said. "This success wouldn't have been possible without the senior managements' commitment. This means Batelco's interest was not confined to dealing with customers' data with high confidentiality, but also to ensure – via an independent body – that its approach in dealing with customers' information is in line with the international standards," Mr.Zulfiqar said. "This accreditation will give further confidence to customers in the Kingdom and abroad that Batelco, through its business units is taking care of customers and is applying and owning information systems capable of maintaining satisfaction for its customers and all key players in the telecom market," he concluded. copyright (c) 2013 Daily Tribune. All Rights Reserved Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |