UAE - Mubasher: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has established the Networking and Cyber Security Operations Centre to develop the protection and security of the financial system's infrastructure in the UAE against cyber-attacks.
Located in the central bank's Abu Dhabi headquarters, the centre aims to set practices and guidelines to face security threats and protect the information infrastructure of the country's licensed financial institutions, according to a press release on Tuesday.
The centre will also support all CBUAE-managed and operating systems, applications, and services.
The Assistant Governor of Support Services and Operations and Chief Operating Officer of CBUAE, Sabri Hamed Al Azazi, said: "Through the development of cyber security information-sharing mechanism with the financial sector and relevant international institutions, this Centre will build greater resilience and preparedness of the sector and contribute to cyber security and sustainable economic growth."
