Doha, November 5th, 2016 – MEEZA, Qatar’s prominent end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider, brought  its years-long expertise in the ICT field to Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) 3rd annual ‘Information Security Conference’ for the financial sector, through a special presentation about Vulnerability Management, tackling a vital aspect of organizations’ security welfare today. 

The event was held at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel on November 1st, under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, and in the presence of QCB’s Governor H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani, and H.E. Mr. Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Qatar’s Minister of Transport & Communications.

In its third edition, the Information Security Conference witnessed the participation of MEEZA as one of the event’s main sponsors, as well as the tangible contribution of Mr. Nasser Salem H. Al Ansari, ICT Security Expert, who delivered a presentation entitled ‘Vuralysis: Vulnerability Management Paralysis’ to the lineup of leading financial institutions from across the region to attend the one-day event.

Commenting on the occasion, Eng. Ahmad Mohammed Al Kuwari, MEEZA CEO said:  

“With the financial sector being the most prone to security exploitation and compromise of information, appropriate controls must be established to mitigate those risks. At MEEZA, and based on many years of experience in the field, we believe that a mature and effective security vulnerability management framework is key for the security welfare of organizations today. The right Framework will empower institutions to detect such vulnerabilities at the public services and internal resources level, pinpoint threats that might cause a potential deterioration in performance, and manage vulnerabilities on a continuous basis in parallel with a constant improvement lifecycle. This is an essential measure that financial institutions must consider implementing today, in order to protect their digital assets and information against growing threats.”

The event was attended by a number of world-renowned authority figures in the Financial Sector and high-profile industry experts who shared influential presentations during QCB’s eminent Conference. Through its participation at the Conference, MEEZA contributed to raising the bar of performance in financial institutions, and empowering professionals and executives in the sector to take one more important step towards establishing Qatar as a leading financial and business center in the region.

On this note, Mr. Saad Sabah Al Kuwari, MEEZA’s Chief Marketing Officer said:

“As a pioneer in end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions, MEEZA will continue to invest in the Cyber Security Field. Bringing together the latest technologies and the excellence of its expert professionals, the Company is committed to delivering best-in-class IT security levels, thereby helping clients focus on their core business and scale rapidly. By helping institutions and firms minimise business risk, reduce IT capital expenditure and speed up time-to-market for new initiatives, MEEZA is effectively supporting the government, all business sectors and the nation as a whole, in its quest for developing a knowledge-based economy, in line with the country’s National Vision for the year 2030.”

About MEEZA
MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is an established end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider based in Qatar with the mission of becoming the leading Managed IT Services & Solutions provider in the Middle East and North Africa. MEEZA is helping accelerate the growth of Qatar and the region through the provision of world-class Managed IT Services and Solutions. Additionally, MEEZA provides the Qatari people and others throughout the region with opportunities to undertake fulfilling careers in the IT industry.

 MEEZA’s offerings include Managed IT services, Data Centre Services, Cloud Services and IT Security Service, MEEZA has three Tier III certified data centres, known as M-VAULTs offering a guaranteed uptime of 99.98% built to comply with the most exacting international standards enabling businesses to benefit from greater efficiencies and reduce risks. MEEZA’s State-of-the-art Data Centre M-VAULT 2 is LEED Platinum certified where M-VAULT 3 is LEED Gold certified.

 MEEZA has established a centralised Command & Control Centre (C3) that monitors and optimises MEEZA services for clients. Coupled with this facility, MEEZA prides itself with having the first commercial Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Qatar. The SOC enables MEEZA to help its clients mitigate digital and cyber security threats. With a network of interconnected, highly resilient and geographically diverse data centres, MEEZA is uniquely positioned to offer disaster recovery and business continuity services to clients in Qatar and across the gulf region. Aside from these, MEEZA is also becoming a recognised systems integrator and is rapidly establishing its expertise in the area of Smart Cities and internet of Things.

 MEEZA offers cost-effective IT solutions and services to help clients focus on their core business and scale rapidly. Delivering best in class IT security levels, MEEZA helps clients minimise business risk, reduce IT capital expenditure and speed up time-to-market for new initiatives.

© Press Release 2016