Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 091104-02
Nov. 4, 2009

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Information Assurance Seminar Assists Iraqi Leaders

BAGHDAD -- More than 20 senior Iraqi leaders from across the government participated in a training seminar focusing on information assurance Oct. 28 at the Iraqi National Operations Center here. Ministries attending included Oil, Electricity, Defense, and Interior.

The two-hour Iraqi Defense Network Information Assurance seminar was developed by Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq and conducted by the Ministerial Training and Development Center. The training was designed to inform government representatives of the threats, vulnerabilities, and risks associated with sharing information on the computer network. The seminar also discussed various actions the ministries can take to protect the information they share.

Attendees are trained to create strong passwords, protect against the spread of computer viruses, and safeguard information from unauthorized personnel.

“I am now more aware of internal network threats and know what steps to take to prevent such attacks,” said Staff Brigadier General Mohammed Fadhil Al-Shimary, chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s National Operations Center. “I would like to have more people attend this valuable training.”

During October, approximately 150 Iraqi Defense Network users from the MoD Directorate General of Communications attended the course.  Engineer Hadi Na’ma Hussein, MoD Director General of Communications, said he would like to have all Iraqi defense network users attend one of the future courses that will be offered. Doing so would help ensure the Iraqi defense network remains a viable communication tool for the government.

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