The State of Qatar has obtained accreditation for the issuance of information security certificates for electronic devices and software, and this took place during the first conference of the International Common Standards Agreement (CCRA) for the year 2023 in Malaysia.
Qatar is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to issue these internationally recognized certificates, from the specialized committee by the members of the Global Common Standards Agreement.
This achievement comes after the audit of the Qatar Common Standards Program of the National Agency for Cybersecurity by the certification body of India and Malaysia, where it was approved by the auditors’ work team that the Qatar Common Standards Program meets all the conditions stipulated in the agreement, and the report was submitted to the Chairman of the Accreditation Committee to the International Common Standards Agreement (CCRA).
The State of Qatar joined the International Common Standards Agreement (CCRA) in 2015 as a consuming Member for certificates issued by accredited members within the organization as an Authorizing Member, in the framework of enhancing security and prior readiness to confront cyber risks in vital sectors in Qatar. The country, where the State of Qatar has worked since the signing of the agreement to fulfill all the conditions stipulated in the agreement to join the group of accredited countries as a country issuing internationally recognized certificates.
It is worth noting that the Common Criteria (CC) is a set of international guidelines and specifications that define a framework through which the information security of electronic devices and software can be evaluated and approved through an official declaration that certifies that the product meets and conforms to the requirements of standards (ISO / IEC 15408).
