Information Security Department

The 21st Century is the era of information. And with these exciting times come new risks since people are investing time and effort to be the first to get hold of sensitive and classified information by any means or methods. Because of this, international firms, such as ISO, have created security standards and guidelines specifically to protect information. They believe: “INFORMATION is an asset that, like other important business assets, is essential to an organization’s business and consequently needs to be suitably PROTECTED”.

This statement is true for organizations in various sectors and especially for financial institutions in Lebanon where bank secrecy is upheld. With this in mind, Credit Libanais has embarked on security efforts where the management became fully aware of the threats, vulnerabilities and attacks against our information assets. And they were prompted to take drastic and bold measures to improve the safety of the information within the Bank.

These important security decisions included the management hiring talented and experienced security professionals, providing support and commitment toward information security and more. The security team devised a security program based on industry security standards and best practices. This well thought-out approach fits Credit Libanais’s security needs and meets the following objectives:

• Confidentiality: We ensure information is accessible only to those authorized to have access to it.
• Integrity: We safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of information and processing methods.
• Availability: We ensure authorized users have access to information and associated assets if and when required.
   

Our approach relies on three equally important pillars:

• Management controls which reflect the management’s intentions, support and contribution toward information security.
• Technical controls that involve the implementation of the security tools/products to suit Credit Libanais requirements.
• Operational controls which are represented by the security activities performed by each staff member.

All the efforts, decisions and hard work are for you. We at Credit Libanais want to make sure you feel comfortable when you’re dealing with the Bank. We want you to know that your information is properly protected and safeguarded from tampering or unlawful release at all times.