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Data Privacy Importance at stc

Data privacy is the concept that governs the activities of accessing,
handling and storing the sensitive information or data. With
different levels of data criticality, to organizations all the time will
be the most sensitive are the personally identifiable information
(PII) of any category (customer, employee, citizen…).
Protecting the privacy of stc customer’s

personal data is equal to securing our
customers trust. There is no room for
toleration, we are committed to it to the
farthest extent.

While data protection covers all the aspects Data privacy is a
subcategory which cover the ethical and legal obligations to
control the access to the PII information.

Importance of data privacy
The phrase “data is the new oil” With the fact of Data is the crown
jewels to any business and organization at

Nowadays digital era, makes the protection and privacy of these
jewels is one of the most critical missions at the organization
level, while Data is the business to some organizations, it is the
source of competitive advantage and the core operations asset
to others.
Issa Al Suwait
There are many drivers for why data privacy has significant Cyber Security General Manager
importance to all organizations. stc Kuwait

The main drivers are:
• Business continuity dependent on data security and privacy
• Business image and reputation
• Regulations and compliance requirements.
• Organization code of ethics
• A professional mature privacy policy gives the edge over
competition.
• Mitigation of the data breaches involved Risks

Why data privacy is critical to Telecom operators?
Telecom operators are one of the biggest collectors of sensitive
information at the country level. With millions of customer’s
personally identifiable information (PII) and their financial
information of payments and transactions, telecom companies
are constantly targeted by cybercriminals.

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