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State Council upholds the outlook of MTC and Public Prosecution to enhance cybersecurity

The Technology and Innovation Committee of the State Council on Thursday hosted several officials of the Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) and Public Prosecution, as part of the committee's study on the draft of "Cyber Security Law".
 
The seventh meeting of the first annual session of the sixth term chaired by Hon. Maryam bint Abdullah bin Rajab Al Awadiyah, Committee Head was held in the presence of honorable committee members and several General Secretariat employees. 
 
 
The Committee discussed the efforts of the Ministry of Technology, Communications and Public Prosecution in the field of information security and  reviewed their role with regard to their procedures, technology, and manpower, legislations, strategies, regulations and practices within which they operate at the national level.

In addition to identifying the capabilities of the ministry and the apparatus and their capabilities to carry out their tasks in the field of comprehensive cyber security, and the extent of cooperation and integration with other institutions in the Sultanate in relation to mechanisms to enhance cyber security at the national level.



During the meeting, MTC and Public Prosecution discussed their role in addressing cybersecurity challenges.
 
The delegation of the Ministry of Technology and Communications included Eng. Bader bin Ali Al-Salehi, Director General of Oman National CERT, Head of ITU Regional Cyber Security Center & Chairman of the Borad of OIC-CERT and Hamoud Bin Dawood Al-Hamdan, Director of the Sas Center for Entrepreneurship.

Meanwhile, the delegation of the Public Prosecution included Mahmoud bin Ahmed Al Saadi, Assistant Prosecutor, Mohammed bin Zahir Al Alawi, Director of the Information Technology Department, and Fatima Bint Muhammad Al Hajriyah, Head of the Information Security Department of the Public Prosecution.