COUNTRY FOCUS: BAHRAIN
The BUB is a partner of The University of
Salford, near Manchester, and will bring the
university’s globally recognised academic
programmes to Bahrain. For the first time
Bahraini students will be able to study for
British degrees in such areas as Engineering
and Information and Communications
Technology as well as traditional business
specialties.
As part of the MoU, Batelco will be the
exclusive sponsor of the British University
of Bahrain’s ICT College. The MoU will
also incorporate collaborative research
and development opportunities, training
and capacity building activities for BUB
and Batelco to benefit from in the areas of
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
COMMITMENT TO
INFORMATION SECURITY
His Excellency Dr Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi,
the Minister of Education, with Batelco
General Manager for Talent Development
and Culture, Ebru Pilav, and Vice President
of the British University of Bahrain, Professor
Keith Sharp
vigorous auditing process conducted by
certification bureau Veritas. The certification
was received for the following units:
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Technology units: Telecom Network and IT
Retail operations
Data centres
Wholesale operations
Cybersecurity operations
A number of Batelco teams, headed by the
information security team, worked together
to complete the comprehensive process to
meet all standard requirements which was
verified by the bureau Veritas auditing team.
Batelco Bahrain CEO, Mohamed Bubashait
Batelco has been presented with a new
ISO Certificate in Information Security (ISO
27001:2013), following a thorough and
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Being a certified organisation, Batelco
applies international security standards in
protecting the data of its customers and
fulfilling TRA (Telecommunications Regulatory
Authority) regulations as part of its integrated
risk management programme within the
organisation’s strategic plan. Gaining the
new expanded certification proves Batelco’s
THE CERTIFICATION
DEMONSTRATES BATELCO’S . . .
COMMITMENT TO INFORMATION
SECURITY AT ALL LEVELS
THROUGHOUT THE ORGANISATION.
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Batelco General Manager for Cyber
and Corporate Security, Shaikh
Khalid Al Khalifa
due diligence in protecting and securing
corporate confidential data and supports
the company’s efforts for compliance with
relevant laws and regulations. Additionally,
the certification demonstrates Batelco’s
credibility and trust and shows its
commitment to information security at
all levels throughout the organisation.
Batelco Bahrain CEO, Mohamed
Bubashait, said that Batelco is keen to
raise the competencies of its employees
in various fields of work, especially
information security.
Batelco General Manager for Cyber and
Corporate Security, Shaikh Khalid Al
Khalifa, noted that Batelco’s ISO 27001:
2013 certification confirms the company is
committed to ensuring the confidentiality
of its customers’ information in all
operations and that it takes information
security seriously. “Furthermore, Batelco
is also keen to comply with international
standards and regulations announced by
the TRA,” he added.
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