NCSA honours entities participating in National Cyber Drill 2023 – The Peninsula

NCSA honours entities participating in National Cyber Drill 2023 – The Peninsula

Minister of Transport H E Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti (centre), Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie (left), NCSA President Eng. Abdul Rahman Ali Muhammad Al Farahid Al Maliki, and others attend the awards ceremony in Doha yesterday.

Doha, Qatar: The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) hosted yesterday an awarding ceremony to honour the organisations that participated in the National Cyber Drill 2023 under the theme "Secure Your Data" in the presence of a number of ministers and prominent figures.

NCSA President Eng. Abdul Rahman Ali Muhammad Al Farahid Al Maliki honoured around 30 government and critical entities, which excelled in the gold, silver and bronze categories during the tenth edition of the National Cyber Drill held in November.

All other participating entities were also acknowledged for their efforts.

The event is part of the NCSA’s efforts to encourage and support government and critical sector entities in enhancing their readiness, improving their approach to handling cyber incidents and elevating their preparedness in addressing cyber risks based on the three pillars of cybersecurity; people, process and technology.

During the opening speech, Director of National Cyber Enablement and Excellence Affairs at NCSA, Khalid Al