BENEFIT backs Arab International Cybersecurity Summit

TDT | Manama                 

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com 

BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, concluded its participation as platinum sponsor of the Arab International Cybersecurity Summit 2022, held from 6th-8th December 2022 at Exhibition World Bahrain.

The event was co-hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre and was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

On behalf of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, National Security Advisor,- Royal Guard Commander and His Majesty’s representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has opened the inaugural Arab International Cybersecurity Conference and Exhibition.  

BENEFIT’s Chief Executive Abdulwahed AlJanahi was one of the keynote speakers . He emphasized BENEFIT’s expertise in grasping cybersecurity tools, as well as generating innovative and cutting-edge technologies for protection against potential vulnerabilities.

BENEFIT’s Head of Information Security, Ali Beshara also spoke at the event, hosting a session titled, “Governance Structures and protection of Critical Financial Infrastructure: Bahrain as an Example ‘’. BENEFIT had also set up a booth, which included a cybersecurity majlis. 

Abdulwahed AlJanahi, Chief Executive at BENEFIT said, “Supporting this initiative is consistent with BENEFIT’s mission of bolstering Bahrain’s efforts in offering industry-leading solutions to equip companies for the transitional online realm, which comes with a number of threats.”

Ali Beshara, Head of Information Security - CISO at BENEFIT, commented, “The summit has offered valuable insights and guidance on how the public and private sectors may constantly identify and handle these rising digital threats to effectively secure their operations.