The UAE Cybersecurity Council and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish guidelines and standards for cybersecurity in the country’s energy industry.
Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, managing director and chief executive officer of Enec, and Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, head of cyber security for the UAE government, inked the agreement at Enec’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
The partnership is an extension of Enec’s dedication to strengthening resilience, increasing cybersecurity, and implementing best-in-class technology in the renewable energy industry in the UAE. The MoU will strengthen the strategic alliance between the two organizations by sharing knowledge, skills, and training assistance. Enec will also contribute specialists to creating a national security operations center.
DECISIVE ACTION
“This is a vital step in creating the national cyber strategy and further expanding its intellectual resources,” stated Al Hammadi. Enec places a high priority on cyber security as we endeavor to guarantee that we are prepared to handle any potential cyber issues. With the assistance of the UAE Cyber Security Council, we are dedicated to collaborating closely to share best practices and ensure that the UAE solidifies its position as a global innovator through a cutting-edge network infrastructure.
Due to the world’s quality shift in cybersecurity and the strengthening of the country’s global leadership, the UAE ranks fifth globally for its robust cyberinfrastructure in a report published by the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 by the International Telecommunication Union.
According to Dr. Al Kuwaiti, we aim to develop the crucial cyber sector to lower risk, boost trust, promote growth across all sectors, and enhance preparation. The MoU intends to combine resources and talents to create and spread cutting-edge solutions that will improve and make it easier to create secured infrastructure.
Foresight
He also emphasized that modernizing technical systems and ensuring that these systems are continuously updated following the newest standards are essential to the nation’s objective of entering the digital world through sophisticated and secure infrastructure. This encourages the transmission and exchange of foreign information and services, which in turn serves to improve the UAE cybersecurity sector’s competence in the world arena.
The MoU builds on the success of the first CyberEnergy Leadership Forum, which Enec held last month in association with the UAE Cyber Security Council, in conjunction with the US Departments of State and Energy, and with the assistance of eminent international experts. More than 117 professionals participated in the session, highlighting best practices for facilitating the transition to renewable energy while discussing the state of cybersecurity today.
A national event to exchange information on important cyber security strategy and execution problems will be co-hosted by the Cyber Security Council and Enec in 2023. The forum works with local and international stakeholders to improve resilience and establish new benchmarks of excellence, aligning with Enec’s support for and alignment with the UAE National Cyber Security Strategy.
PRACTICE CONSISTENTLY
The Cyber Security Council and Enec will work together to create and carry out regular exercises for the energy sector as a reaction to any cyber events under the conditions of the MoU. The Barakah nuclear Power Station, owned and constructed by Enec, is the world’s first entirely digital nuclear power plant and incorporates the most cutting-edge nuclear technology. To handle potential cyber risks, the Cyber Security Council will also collaborate with Enec to create and hold regular exercises for the energy industry.
The Enec-built Barakah Nuclear Power Plant employs the most cutting-edge nuclear technology available, and all systems cooperate with the council’s authorized cyber standards to assure compliance.
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