AMMAN — Representative of the
communications and information technology sector at the
Jordan Chamber of Commerce Haitham Al-Rawajbeh said that enhancing cybersecurity will support the
business sector and provide a safe environment for investment, as it
constitutes an important part of the security system, according to the Jordan
News Agency, Petra.
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In a statement on Saturday, Rawajbeh referred to the
latest assertions Crown Prince Hussein made about the importance of developing
the cybersecurity system in the Kingdom to protect the country’s institutions
from cyberattacks.
He said that the rapid and significant technical
development in the IT sector and digital payment systems have led to the
emergence of cyber risks and challenges, which may hinder the work of various
sectors.
He pointed out that many small and medium
enterprises are vulnerable to cyberattacks through their computer networks, for
different purposes, including sabotage, disruption, information theft, and
exploitation of data with the intent of harming the institution’s reputation or
disrupting a particular system.
Rawajbeh stressed that these institutions are
vulnerable to cyberattacks because of the lack of the necessary infrastructure
to protect them.
Effective
firewalls and calibration must exist in each institution, as per its needs,
Rawajbeh said, indicating that all unnecessary ports and gates should be
closed, data should be constantly updated, and an internal and external barrier
or more, depending on the data bank structure, should be available.
He stressed the need to provide firewalls for
personal devices whose owners work from home or from external offices, pointing
to the importance of training and educating employees on the mechanism of data
protection and correct storage, the use and changing of passwords, and the
application of a mandatory policy related to passwords, which should be changed
periodically.
Rawajbeh said that the
National Center for Cyber Security is
responsible for protecting official institutions and various economic and vital
sectors from cyber-attacks, which have started to grow in number around the
world.
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