Qatar Steel has been awarded the ISO 27001: 2013 certification for Information Security Management Systems, in recognition of its standardized and best practices in effective IT infrastructure management and Information Security management.

The move comes, as Qatar Steel is looking to leverage on domestic and international expertise to provide an integrated information security system, and to embrace global standards in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements to further enhance its business objectives.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ali Bin Hassan Al-Muraikhi, Managing Director & General Manager said “It is an important milestone for us and reiterates our efforts in the direction of data security, confidentiality and protection. We recognize and understand that safeguarding our company data is of vital importance and this independent accreditation should help our business to elevate the confidence that we have adequate measures and internal procedures in place to protect data and eliminate any potential security risks.

Mr. Al-Muraikhi concluded his statement by saying that this achievement is the outcome of dedicated efforts of our employees in IT Dept. and other departments, and continual guidance of top management, to ensure the best IT practices on information security, and the implementation of Information security management systems.