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The Kosovo Banking Association organized the information session on the topic “Cyber and Information Security Management”
24.09.2018

The Kosovo Banking Association organized the information session on the topic “Cyber and Information Security Management”

The Kosovo Banking Association in cooperation with the House of Training from Luxembourg today organized half-day information session on the topic “Cyber and Information Security Management”. This information session gathered in one place all relevant stakeholders from the financial sector as well as state institutions responsible for law enforcement. In the opening speech, the executive director of the Kosovo Banking Association Petrit Balija emphasized the importance of Cyber and Information Security within the new developments on the digital banking services.

Furthermore, he mentioned one of the key factors for advancing bank-client relationship such as the trust in the banking services especially electronic services. However, banking sector in Kosovo is continuously investing in increasing the security as well as increasing human capacities in cyber and information security, as it can be evidenced by the trainings and sessions organized by the Kosovo Banking Association in cooperation with international institutions which have an extensive experience in this field such as House of Training from Luxembourg. Our primary aim as banking sector is to offer banking clients a fast and safe services in order for them to achieve their goals through the help of the bank. In order to achieve more progress in  this regards, it is utmost to coordinate the actions and cooperate with relevant state institutions such as Kosovo Police, Central Bank of Kosovo and other relevant institutions.

The lecturer presented informative materials from global perspective in this topic which is attracting increased attention from financial systems from the most developed countries but also in countries under development such as Kosovo. During the discussion part, the participants had the chance to ask questions to the lecturer Hristiyan Lazarov, as well as discuss furthermore in this field. Except for the opportunity for discussion in regards to this important topic for banking sector, the participants had the opportunity to network and share ideas and thoughts in this regard. An important support to this event was also provided by Asseco company.

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