MoTC obtains Information Security Management System certificate
16 Jan 2021 - 8:53
The Peninsula
Doha: The Government Infrastructure Operation Department of the Information Technology Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has recently obtained the ISO/IEC 270001:2013 Information Security Management System certificate.
Information security is the protection of information to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability. It is achieved by deploying a set of controls including in policies, processes, procedures, organizational structures, and software and hardware functions. The department achieved that important international standard for all the Government Shared Services that MoTC provides to government entities across Qatar.
The ISO/IEC 270001:2013 is the international standard that is concerned with information security, where it ensures the adherence to strict security controls in accessing, storing, processing and reading encrypted and unencrypted data in IT environments and electronic services. It also guarantees secured procedures for the exchange of data between parties; either systems or individuals.