Leading global security incident response community, FIRST, welcomes du SIRT to their exclusive ranks

Dubai, UAE, 5 May, 2015: du Security Incident Response Team (du SIRT), responsible for managing cyber-attacks and security incidents, has become a member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) community. By becoming a member of a global security community, we are ensured greater visibility to the latest threats, ways in which to combat them, and remain abreast of global trends.

FIRST is the premier organisation and recognised global leader in incident response. du SIRT joins a variety of computer security incident response teams from government, commercial, and educational organisations, to more effectively respond to security incidents, both reactively and proactively. FIRST aims to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to stimulate rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among members and the community at large.

Ibrahim Al Mallouhi, Vice President, Security Operations, du, said, "This is a great achievement for our team at du. Becoming a member of the FIRST community brings incredible value to our business. Furthermore, it reestablishes our commitment to always providing our customers with the best-of-breed security services giving them peace of mind in our services, products and our response to their security concerns."

With the objective of creating more awareness about online security, du also launched a new awareness initiative under the umbrella of its Be Safe campaign last year. The initiative' was launched on du's website and through its social media channels, www.facebook.com/du, @dutweets and Instagram, targeting children, parents, educational institutions and corporations to teach them various topics related to internet safety.

To find out more about du SIRT membership in the FIRST community, please visit https://www.first.org/members/teams/du_sirt.

With the objective of creating more awareness about online security, du launched a new awareness initiative under the umbrella of its Be Safe campaign last year. The initiative was launched on du's website and through its social media channels, www.facebook.com/du, @dutweets and Instagram, targeting all sectors of the society, educational institutions and corporations to teach them various topics related to internet safety.

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We started operating in 2007, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services. Today, we serve more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses in the UAE. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. We won the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Our recruitment strategy aims to provide fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment where more than 60 nationalities work 35% of which are Emiratis. We are the first telecom company in the world to release a Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 comprehensive guidelines. Among our other laurels, we also have the credit of being the first in the UAE to be awarded with prestigious LEED Platinum certification for 2 of our green retail outlet. du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name 'du'. For further information, please contact:

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