TRA ties up with Symantec on aeCERT
The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) will launch its Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) as early as April next year, according to TRA director general Mohamed Al Ghanim.
The regulator has signed a deal with Symantec for consultancy services on the project at GITEX Technology Week, with the vendor claiming it can complete the project in six months, instead of the eight months the TRA has allotted. "Symantec is considered one of the leading companies worldwide for information security solutions, database sensors, and standard CERT procedures and operation mechanisms," says Al Ghanim.
Kevin Isaac, Middle East and North Africa regional director at Symantec, adds: "Symantec has advised governments around the world on similar projects and will bring that knowledge and experience to bear in the UAE. This is a long-term agreement to provide competent consultancy to aeCERT to make it the leading trusted secure cyber coordination centre in the region."
