Dubai:
Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB), a federal government company which provides credit reports on individuals and companies in the UAE, announced on Saturday that it had recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) initiative, Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT). The agreement will build cooperation and joint action initiatives between the parties, to increase awareness about the information security and to strengthen IT systems.
aeCert provides services to government companies and agencies to enhance the confidentiality and security standards of information technology and security systems by providing the necessary guidance and e-instructions to manage potential security threats. This security guidance will help the Bureau to protect its security systems from risks of conflicts in cyberspace, prevent potential viruses and network intrusions and respond to computer security incidents.