05 July, 2012
du Awarded Globally Recognized BS-25999 Certification for
Business Continuity Management
The UAE's fastest-growing telecommunications company meets
the highest global standards for best practices in business
continuity
Dubai, UAE: In a true testament to the company's
exceptional levels of reliability in business operations,
du announced that it has been awarded the BS-25999
Certification for Business Continuity Management, the
world's first standard for business continuity management
(BCM), BS-25999 highlights the maturity of a company's BCM
program, ensuring that all corresponding activities are
conducted and implemented in a controlled manner as well as
meet challenging global criteria.
In a recently-held ceremony, Brian Baxter, Director of
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited - UAE,
presented the certificate to Osman Sultan, CEO, du. The
award ceremony was attended by Walid Kamal, Senior Vice
President, Technology Security and Risk Management,
Yatinder Mahajan Chief Technology Officer, Hamad Musabeh,
Director Disaster Recovery and Business Process Continuity,
Sayed Kamali & Saeed Salahdin from the Crisis Management
and Disaster recovery team, among other senior members of
the technology security team who contributed to this
achievement.
"The BS-25999 certification strengthens our global
recognition as a company with a sustainable continuity risk
management practice, further reinforcing our longstanding
commitment to shareholders, customers, regulators and
partners," said Walid Kamal, Senior Vice President -
Technology Security & Risk Management, du. "It is through
the establishment of strong BCM processes, resilient
infrastructure and people capabilities that we are
continually improving our BCM activities."
A vital incentive to maintain customer satisfaction and
guarantee global compliance, the process of achieving and
sustaining the Business Continuity Management (BCM) has
long been at the forefront of du's business ethos. "In line
with our vision to drive du into a leading position within
the global telecommunication industry, and to adhere to the
National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority and
Telecom Regulatory Authority requirements in the UAE, we
initiated our Continuity Assurance Program following an
executive directive by our management" added Kamal. "The
Continuity Assurance Program comprised various vital
elements of our business including Technology Disaster
Resilience, Business Continuity and Crisis Management"
The accolade adds to the ISO27001 Certification attributed
to du in 2010 for its stellar standards in Information
Security Management Systems and Governance Framework.
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