TIRANA, October 15 /ATA/ Director of Albania’s Cyber Security Authority Igli Tafa participated in the Global Cyber Security Forum taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, upon an official invitation from the organizers of this annual meeting.
During the visit, Tafa participated in two high-level international panels, held bilateral meetings with counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Oman, where he discussed fostering cooperation with other Gulf countries, and agreed to sign an international agreement with the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), further strengthening Albania’s role in the global cybersecurity ecosystem.
During the discussion, Albania was praised as a success story, ranking among the top 20 countries in the world for cybersecurity, according to the Global Cyber Security Index, an achievement that reflects the legal and institutional reforms undertaken in recent years.
On the sidelines of the forum, Tafa held official bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Oman, where there were discussed concrete cooperation initiatives and two joint projects to strengthen national capacities in the field of cybersecurity.
According to the press release, Tafa also held meetings with representatives of Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, with a focus on developing capacities to face risks arising from Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computers and building a protective layer against quantum risks (Quantum Resistance Layer) for critical national infrastructures.
Also, the press release states that through these commitments, Albania reaffirmed its role as a reliable partner and contributor to the international cybersecurity agenda, advancing regional and inter-institutional cooperation to strengthen digital resilience. /p.s./
