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DEWA receives ISO 27037:2012 certificate for digital information security

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received a certification of commitment to ISO standard ISO 27037:2012, which supplies guidelines for handling digital evidence. The certificate also consists of standards to assist with the identification, collection, and conservation of info. DEWA was given the certificate following a series of evaluative audit and control operations. This improves DEWA's position and adds to its experience in electronic and information security.

DEWA received the ISO accreditation based upon criteria that includes treatments to guarantee the safety and dependability of digital evidence by browsing, identifying, and recording the info, and preventing it from being lost. The requirements likewise consists of the acquisition of info, making copies, and recording, to preserve and guarantee the precision of the details to be used at a later phase. This information will likewise be used in the exchange of digital details between DEWA and its stakeholders, to accomplish complete combination of data-verification operations.

"DEWA works to forecast all threats, and offer security to the people and residents of the UAE. This supports the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the Smart Dubai effort to change Dubai into the smartest city worldwide. DEWA makes every effort to embrace the most recent methods in details security, and promote the UAE as a nation that puts the happiness and the security of its community at the forefront of its priorities," stated HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

"We continually adopt the very best worldwide standards, and keep up with the most recent developments in info security. This supports our vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class energy. DEWA works to improve its services by carrying out the most recent technologies, and adopting the best solutions, to provide integrated services capable of fulfilling the requirements of everyday life," added Al Tayer.

"We take priority in keeping electricity and water services for the Emirate, according to the highest global requirements. We analyse all prospective threats that may impact our strategy, operations, or the services we supply to our customers. We make certain to take all preventative steps, and develop alternative strategies, to enhance our work procedure and international competitiveness, throughout all aspects of our work," concluded Al Tayer.

"This certificate shows our dedication to operate according to the best worldwide requirements in info security. It also reflects our commitment to adopting efficient techniques for managing digital information throughout all operations, to offer relied on and reputable services," stated Marwan bin Haider, Executive Vice President of Innovation and the Future at DEWA.

"We work to become a pioneering federal government organisation by adopting strategic plans to enhance the efficiency of our services, and conquer potential barriers and risks. This achievement is a major step forward for DEWA's information security," included bin Haider.

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