Kuwait Times, Sunday, Oct 24, 2021 | Rabi Al-Awwal 17, 1443
NBK extends cybercrime awareness campaign
Kuwait:
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has extended its partnership with the Ministry of
Interior (MoI), to raise awareness on social media for combating cybercrimes and
protecting the society from the related challenges. The partnership ran a
successful cybercrime awareness campaign, which has achieved high engagement
rates on the bank’s social channels.
On this occasion, NBK GCEO, Isam Al-Sager honored the Technical Support Section
in the Cybercrime Department who took part in the campaign, in appreciation for
their efforts to raise social awareness against cybercrime. The awarding
ceremony was attended by NBK officials.
As part of this campaign, NBK and MoI social media platforms will be posting
awareness messages aiming to raise social awareness of the basics of
cybersecurity, including videos by a group of experts and specialists from the
Cybercrime Department of the MoI.
This sponsorship comes in support of anti-cybercrime efforts and the Central
Bank of Kuwait’s “Let’s Be Aware” campaign. Awareness messages cover key topics
in this area including protection from fraudulent banking messages, hacking of
banking applications and other topics directly related to the security of
customers and their accounts.
As part of its efforts to support the anti-cybercrime in Kuwait, NBK saves no
effort in educating the community about the risks of these crimes and supporting
the efforts of governmental institutions in Kuwait in this regard. NBK
frequently organizes various activities that contribute to raising awareness
about all topics related to the banking sector. It also organizes a wide range
of training courses in the areas of combating fraud and financial crime, and
frequently posts related awareness material on its social platforms.