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TRENDING
MANAGING CYBER-RISK
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Rarely does a day pass without news of a new cyberattack or
threat. And while many of these transcend country or regional
borders, there are some trends and nuances that can be
found in certain parts of the world. For this GITEX edition, we
put the spotlight on the Middle East and hear from industry
experts about some of the main cyber-risks to the region’s
organisations, with advice on how these can be mitigated.
C
IOs the world over are facing an
unprecedented challenge. The
cyberthreat landscape is constantly
evolving as attackers adopt savvy new
tricks and tools to bypass even the most
sophisticated defences in order to wreak
havoc – often for financial gain.
No global region is spared; the world is now
a sprawl of connected devices, rendering
country borders invisible in the digital world.
However, there are some trends and nuances
that can be observed in different parts of
the world – based on cultural, political and
financial variances.
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Intelligent CIO spoke to experts at a number
of leading cybersecurity vendors about some
of the key regional threats and how these
can be addressed.
Their responses are all based around the
question: ‘Are there any region-specific
challenges to manage cyber-risk?’ Here’s
what they had to say:
Yazan A Hammoudah, Senior Manager,
Systems Engineering MEA, FireEye
In the Middle East, the volatile political
situation and rapid adoption of technology
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IN THE MIDDLE
EAST, THE
VOLATILE
POLITICAL
SITUATION AND
RAPID ADOPTION
OF TECHNOLOGY
PUTS THE REGION
AT RISK WHEN
IT COMES TO
CYBERATTACKS.
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