SANTO DOMINGO.- Banco Popular Dominicano, within the framework of its 360° Banking service model, held a meeting for business clients on the application of cybersecurity in the business environment.
The event took place at Torre Popular with the attendance of more than 200 clients of the banking organization, addressing trends, main threats and best practices to prevent and protect companies against cyberattacks.
Diego Laverde, Vice President of the Information Security Area, gave the talk “Cybersecurity in the business environment” and afterwards, together with Mr. Omar Silié, Vice President of the Data and Analytics Area, held a panel on the relationship between data and cybersecurity.
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Cybersecurity panel discussion with Diego Laverde and Omar Silié. (External source).
Luis E. Espínola, Executive Vice President of Business and Investment at Banco Popular, indicated that through these meetings the bank offers cutting-edge financial solutions combined with expert guidance, enabling companies to anticipate and continue leading the market segments in which they participate.
“Banco Popular leads digital banking in the Dominican Republic and cybersecurity strategies in the sector. From this leadership position, we have implemented the most advanced tools to protect the digital integrity of our institution and each of our valued clients,” the executive emphasized.
In this respect, Banco Popular is on par with international best practices, having an advanced Security Operations Center (SOC) and a Network Operations Center (NOC), which ensure the stability of the bank's systems.
Thanks to these centers, and the highly competent team that manages them, the bank can monitor more than 30,000 events per second, guaranteeing a fast and effective response regarding cybersecurity.
Furthermore, the organization's data centers are certified as TIER III Design, making it the only banking entity in the national financial system to have its entire technological infrastructure internationally certified by Uptime Institute Professional Services, thus meeting the highest international standards to provide its clients with the best digital products and services at all times.
Cover photo: Diego Laverde, Luis E. Espínola, René Grullón, Juan Lehoux, Felipe Suárez and Omar Silié. (External source).
