BAB, NGN partner to promote fraud prevention awareness

TDT | Manama

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The Bahrain Association of Banks has joined hands with NGN International, a full-fledged systems integrator and IT consultant, to promote awareness of electronic fraud operations among institutions and individuals in Bahrain.

BAB said they would hold workshops as part of “NGN Majlis” and its (#Be_Careful) campaign to address several topics including SMS as a means of authenticating online accounts, email security, protecting company data, and cybersecurity.

They will also hold opinion surveys to monitor the awareness of bank customers’ regarding their electronic security and the opinion of financial and banking leaders on the significance of the efforts to boost awareness of electronic fraud in Bahrain.

Dr Waheed Al Qassim, the CEO of the Association, commented: “We are optimistic regarding this cooperation with NGN, which will contribute to expanding the impact of (#Be_Careful) campaign to reach wider segments of institutions and individuals, in addition to highlighting new aspects in the growing issue of electronic fraud.” Yaqoob Al Awadhi, the CEO at NGN International, said that NGN would utilise its local and international expertise in cybersecurity to achieve the objectives of this partnership.