On 13 October 2022, the next meeting of the ICT Working Group took place with the participation of around 20 company representatives. The meeting was focused on the current cybersecurity challenges facing businesses in Azerbaijan.

Opening the meeting, Rufat Sadigov, Chairperson of the AHK Azerbaijan ICT Working Group, welcomed the participants and introduced the agenda of the event. He drew attention to the cybersecurity challenges given the current global business growth dynamics, which poses a more significant threat, especially in the banking sector and among the public institutions in Azerbaijan.

We were joined by Fuad Mailov, Managing Director of the Technofusion LLC and Shaig Samadov, Regional Channel Account Manager of Fortinet, Inc., who shared their experiences in this particular field with participants. In his speech, Shaig Samadov talked about the importance of information security for businesses and went through risk management methods and a pyramid for cybersecurity solutions depending on the maturity level of the company.

The meeting was followed by a lively questions and answers session and discussions with the participation of the member companies AHK Azerbaijan.