Dubai, United Arab Emirates. InfoWatch played a key role at the recent Cyber Security for Energy & Utilities Qatar 2012, held in Doha on the 16-19 September. The company discussed cyber security challenges and solutions relevant to the utilities industry, including specific security applications that minimize data loss prevention system downtime.
The inaugural conference aimed to examine the security issues arising as the Middle East continues to develop its oil, gas, and utilities assets and infrastructure to meet the growing local and global energy demand.
Vadim Kuznetsov, Business Development Manager, InfoWatch, commented: «We are delighted to attend the first cyber security event for the utilities sector in Qatar and offer our insight and expertise to those who could be at risk. There is certainly a pressing need to enhance cyber security in the energy and utilities industry, to minimize the risks of a cyber-attack which could potentially damage energy and utilities infrastructure».
During the three-day event, Vadim discussed ‘Security in Cloud’, looking at the challenges and solutions, including data loss prevention as a service, encryption as a service, business benefits of security in the cloud.