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Proofpoint research reveals 79 % of top Saudi companies are putting customers at risk of receiving fraudulent emails
Cybersecurity and compliance vendor ,
Proofpoint , has released research which shows that even though more than half ( 57 %) of the top 150 Saudi organisations have published a Domainbased Message Authentication , Reporting and Conformance ( DMARC ) report , only 21 % have implemented the strictest and recommended level of DMARC protection (‘ Reject ’), leaving their customers at risk of email fraud .
Emile Abou Saleh , Regional Director , Middle East and Africa ( MEA ), Proofpoint , said : “ The Saudi economy is on an accelerated path to recovery , which is great for businesses . To keep the momentum going , Saudi organisations must ensure that they invest in robust fraud detection and prevention mechanisms to safeguard themselves from opportunistic cybercriminals . By implementing DMARC , organisations can ensure that only legitimate emails are properly authenticated and that fraudulent activity , including phishing , impersonation attacks and other unauthorised use of corporate domains , are shut down before they reach customers .”
DMARC is an email validation protocol that authenticates the sender ’ s identity before allowing the message to reach its intended designation . It is designed to protect domain names from being misused by cybercriminals . Reject is the strictest and recommended level of DMARC protection , a setting and policy that blocks fraudulent emails from reaching their intended target .
Emile Abou Saleh , Regional Director ,
MEA , Proofpoint
CITC collaboration makes progress towards Wi-Fi 6E technology with AFC system
The Communications and Information
Technology Commission ( CITC ) has performed the first global live demo of an end-to-end AFC system to enable Wi-Fi 6E technology , which aims to enable outdoor usage , in collaboration with HPE and Federated Wireless . and its global partners . The commission also seeks to adopt the latest spectrum management systems and technologies to further enhance the quality of wireless services such as public Wi-Fi and enable the widespread adoption of Wi-Fi 6E across Saudi Arabia . These efforts are also a continuation of CITC ’ s global leadership in wireless technologies and Wi-Fi 6E , in line with its mandate to support the Digital Transformation of KSA as its digital regulator .
This trial is a continuation of Saudi Arabia ’ s global leadership as the country with the largest amount of license-exempt spectrum globally and the first country in Europe , the Middle East and Africa to make the entire 6 GHz band license-exempt .
The demo is an important milestone for adopting the data-driven spectrum smart management in Saudi Arabia , as well as expanding the capabilities of Wi-Fi 6E to enable the full realisation of the potential of Wi-Fi technologies while protecting existing users in the band , in addition to expanding collaboration between the commission
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