ictQATAR issues policies to secure govt information

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http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=487800&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

Gulf News
21/2/2012

The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology 
(ictQATAR) has issued two policies for government agencies aimed at 
better securing government information and assets.

The Government Information Assurance Policy and the BlackBerry Security 
Policy both address information assurance in regard to existing and 
emerging technologies, and include specifications on areas such as 
governance structure, risk management, third party security 
(outsourcing), security awareness and incident management. “The rapid 
increase in usage of information and communication technology across the 
government sector has resulted in important government information being 
shared, stored and accessed in new ways. This has made government more 
efficient and responsive. However, appropriate actions must be taken to 
ensure valuable government information is protected and secured.

“In developing our policies on Government Information Assurance and for 
BlackBerry Security, ictQATAR worked with other government stakeholders 
to ensure the policy met the highest security standards, while remained 
practical to implement, and flexible enough to be applicable to emerging 
technologies,” said Khalid al-Hashimi, executive director (Cyber 
Security) at ictQATAR.

The Government Assurance Policy specifies high-level information 
classification methodology for all government entities in Qatar, which 
allows for appropriate values to be ascertained, risks to be determined 
and appropriate protections to be applied.

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