QOC hosts workshop on Cybercrime Prevention

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October 13, 2024
QOC
13-October-2024

QOC hosts workshop on Cybercrime Prevention

DOHA – The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), in collaboration with National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) ,  has organized a one-day awareness workshop on Prevention against Cybercrime at the QOC Building on Sunday.

The  workshop was attended by the QOC's employees from different departments, sections and units alongside  representatives from the sport federation’. 

The Workshop key speaker and the NCSA accredited trainer, Sharifa Al-Khalidi, delivered a productive  presentation that focused light on the concept and the meaning of  cyber security as a preventive measure in fighting cyber-attacks that harm  individuals, networks, data and systems.
 
Mrs. Al Khalidi has briefed the attendees with a examples of cybercrimes that  occur against individuals and organizations, including cheating, stealing, violation of privacy, data transfer. She provided number of protective measures to be taken against these cybercrimes.

Mrs. Al Khalidi pointed out the role of artificial intelligence in  cyber security and highlighted its positives and negatives.

In a post- workshop statement, Mr. Noora Al-ahbabi ,the Head of Training and Development Unit said this  workshop is held to  enhance the employee’s role on how to protect data and systems against cyber-attacks. 

In the same context, the QOC’s  Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Department  is keen to host  these educational workshops  with the objective of increasing employees awareness on how  to adopt better measures in safeguarding  the data and systems of the QOC.