Abu Dhabi (WAM)
Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Chairman of the UAE Government Cyber Security Council, won the 2023 Excellence in Cyber Security Award for the Global Leadership category.
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023 honors individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding, innovative and leadership performance in the field of information security.
The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards 2023 program, which includes more than 800 items in more than 300 award categories, is highly competitive. All winners embody the highest level of innovation and excellence in addressing emerging threats in the field of cybersecurity.
Holger Schulze, CEO of the CYBERSECURITY INSIDERS community and founder of the information security community on LinkedIn, which includes 600 members and organizes the eighth annual session of the Excellence Award in the field of cybersecurity, said: “We congratulate the UAE on Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti winning the 2023 Excellence in Cybersecurity Award in the Global Leadership category. . This prestigious award is a testament to his sincere leadership and outstanding contribution to advancing cyber security and digital transformation globally.”
For his part, Dr. Mohammed Al-Kuwaiti, Chairman of the UAE Government Cyber Security Council, said: The global award constitutes a new international recognition of the unremitting efforts made by the UAE in the field of cyber security and an inevitable result of the wise directives and visions of the wise leadership, in addition to the cooperation of all national work teams, which contributed to strengthening The position of the UAE within the indicators of global competitiveness.
He added: The Council works within a clear cybersecurity strategy aimed at providing a safe and flexible cyber environment that helps organizations, institutions and individuals achieve their ambitions and enables them to develop in order to achieve a quality digital life, create a safe digital Emirati society and promote a positive identity with meaningful digital interaction.
Dr. Mohammed Al-Kuwaiti indicated that winning the Excellence Award in the field of cybersecurity for the year 2023 in the category of global leadership is an honor for the Cyber Security Council of the UAE government and an appreciation for its efforts in achieving electronic stability locally and regionally, explaining that this award constitutes a new impetus for more work, achievement and creativity to enhance the position of the state The UAE is a global leader in cybersecurity and improving its national capabilities in this field.
