The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its National Cybersecurity Authority, chaired the seventh session of the Standing Committee on Cybersecurity in the Gulf Cooperation Council, which took place virtually on Tuesday. and Wednesday.
The meeting addressed a range of topics related to cybersecurity, including guidance on cybersecurity-related standards and policies, and discussed working papers on global best practices on a range of topics related to the work of the committee.
The meeting also touched upon a number of issues on the agenda of the GCC Standing Committee on Cybersecurity as part of its primary role in strengthening cooperation among the GCC countries on issues related to cybersecurity, in addition to applying state-of-the-art best practices. and ways to protect and solve problems on the ground.
It is noteworthy that the National Cyber Security Authority is the competent authority for cyber security in the Kingdom and the national reference authority in its affairs and aims to strengthen it in order to protect the vital interests of the state and its national security. With cybersecurity.
