| 13 Sep 2009 |
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Orange Jordan announces establishment of Information Security Operation Centre
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AMMAN (JT) - Orange JordanOrange Jordan
announced in a press release on Saturday the establishment of Orange Information Security Operation Centre (OSOC) to provide imperative managed security services, in accordance with international standards and with the capacity to compete with global security centres. "This strategic centre aims at providing indispensable information security and protection against data and networks organised cyber hacking attempts, to all sorts of vital economic sectors," the press statement quoted Tamouh Khauli, innovations and chief information security officer of VP Jordan Telecom GroupJordan Telecom Group, as saying.
Khauli, who will be the head of OSOC, indicated that the centre will serve both private and public sectors alike. He emphasised the centre's advanced technological infrastructure and highly competent expertise appointed to offer centrally-managed security and integrated corporate solutions.
"OSOC will also protect Orange Group information technology networks (ITN) including its infrastructure," he noted.
Chief Executive Officer Nayla Khawam said: "I am very proud to congratulate Jordan for this national achievement knowing that it represents the nucleus for distinguished local Jordanian competencies who were recruited especially for making the vision and the promise a reality.
She added: "This centre is supported by the underlying commitment of France Telecom Group's Chairman Didier Lombard in realisation of His Majesty King Abdullah's vision of transforming Jordan into a technology hub."
OSOC is responsible for providing OrangeOrange
Enterprise corporate customers with the industry's most comprehensive bouquet of managed secure services in a single-stop-shop starting with the very basic features, all the way up to the most sophisticated secure integrated networking technologies and services. OSOC catalogue addresses real-time network operations and host-level protection including electronic crime scene forensics, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, advanced security solutions, PCI DSS compliance, architectural reviews, secure remediation, storage, disaster recovery, consultancy, virtual-private server solutions, hacking neutralisation and prevention and more that contribute to productivity, as well as, organised and effective corporate work.
"OSOC is also responsible for all security functions of ITN infrastructure through safeguarding access and control methods, ensuring that access is granted only to those authorised," the press release said.
It concluded: "Supported by cryptographic authentication measures, vulnerability detection and prevention systems, the Security Operation Centre is to define operational security processes and monitor ITN security compliance procedures, non-compliance impacts, policies and standards as well as develop them technically."
© Jordan Times 2009
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