GEC NEWS WIREDubai Electricity and Water Authority received a certificate of commitment towards ISO standard ISO 27037:2012, which provides guidelines for dealing with digital evidence. The certificate also includes guidelines to assist with the identification, collection, and preservation of information. DEWA was granted the certificate following a series of evaluative audit and control operations. This enhances DEWA’s position and contributes to its experience in electronic and information security.
DEWA received the ISO certification based on criteria that includes procedures to ensure the safety and reliability of digital evidence by searching, identifying, and documenting the information, and preventing it from being lost.
“DEWA works to predict all risks, and provide protection to the citizens and residents of the UAE. This supports the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the Smart Dubai initiative to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world. DEWA strives to adopt the latest techniques in information security, and promote the UAE as a country that puts the happiness and the security of its community at the forefront of its priorities.” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
“This certificate reflects our commitment to operate according to the best international standards in information security. It also reflects our commitment to adopting effective techniques for managing digital information across all operations, to provide trusted and reliable services,” said Marwan bin Haider, Executive VP of Innovation and the Future at DEWA.
