Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – 12 November 2026: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has successfully completed the annual surveillance audit of its Information Security Management System (ISMS) under the updated ISO/IEC 27001:2022 international standard.

On this occasion, Mr Mohamed Abdulkarim, Executive Director of Corporate Services at the CBB, affirmed that this achievement reflects the CBB’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards of information security and operational resilience, supporting its mandate to safeguard monetary and financial stability and foster the sustainable growth and development of the Kingdom’s financial services sector.

For his part, Mr Mohamed Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Director of the Cyber-Security Unit at the CBB, said: “Information security and cybersecurity resilience remain key priorities for the CBB. We are committed to protecting our information assets, proactively managing evolving cybersecurity risk and maintaining robust governance standards in line with international best practices. This achievement reflects our ongoing efforts to strengthen our information security framework and foster a culture of continuous improvement.”

The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard provides an internationally recognised framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving information security management systems. The successful completion of the surveillance audit provides independent assurance of the effectiveness of the CBB’s information security policies, procedures and controls.