Roundtable discussion on cyber security held in Baku

The roundtable discussion "Build more secure and resilient telecom networks to efficiently support the future digital economy" organized by Huawei was held in parallel with GSMA M360 EURASIA 2023 conference in Baku, Report informs.

The roundtable was attended by Tural Mammadov, Director of the Azerbaijan Computer Emergency Response Center (CERT), Dr. Mohammad Khaled, Director, Business Development and Strategic projects, e& enterprise, Aloysius Cheang, Chief Security Officer, Huawei Middle East & Central Asia, Elvin Balajanov, Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Organization Association, Dr. Haitham Hilal Al Hajri Sr. Executive, Cyber Security Projects.

The event participants discussed various topics, including collaborations among network operators and their partners, suppliers and customers in protection against cyber threats.

Azerbaijan is committed to the highest standards of cyber security, Tural Mammadov said.

“We join the international community in highlighting the risks posed by cybercrimes. Furthermore, we want to work with our global partners towards joint actions in defending telecom networks, which is critical in leveraging all the digital economy opportunities," he added.

At the same time, Dr. Elvin Balajanov stressed that safeguarding critical information infrastructure is a key government priority in Azerbaijan.

"Therefore, it is crucial that telecommunications providers implement appropriate safeguards, protocols, and technologies to mitigate risks and protect our critical information infrastructure”, he noted.

Dr. Aloysius Cheang said Huawei is committed to providing better security for customers and improving operational efficiency.

"We need to consider how to meet the increasingly strict compliance requirements of regulatory bodies on the one hand and how to provide secure and trustworthy products and services that fulfill our commitments to customers on the other. We must also embrace a defense-in-depth approach to provide better security, ensure business continuity, resiliency, improve efficiency and customer experience while always protecting user privacy," he added.

The roundtable highlighted that the creation and implementation of an end-to-end global cyber security and privacy framework is one of Huawei's key strategies.

According to Dr. Haitham Hilal Al Hajri, cybersecurity is a shared responsibility of national security agencies, and others.

Huawei believes that cyber security and privacy are common challenges faced by all stakeholders. For this reason, the company actively works with governments, customers and industry partners to address cyber security and privacy issues, thereby reinforcing the need to view cyber security as a team sport and supporting an open and collaborative environment that promotes innovation and transparency.