Both for online and offline devices
The UAE is among the least vulnerable to cyber threats regionally
During the annual cybersecurity forum organized by Kaspersky.
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Eugene Kaspersky: “The world today is very interdependent, which requires a reconsideration of the way in which the concept of electronic security is dealt with.”
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Recent data from Kaspersky, the international company for electronic security systems, showed that the UAE was among the countries least exposed to threats from electronic breaches in the Middle East and Africa region, whether for devices connected or not connected to the Internet, during the first nine months of this year.
The data revealed by Kaspersky at the annual cybersecurity forum for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, which was held in Jordan at the end of last week, indicated that the UAE recorded the least number of offline electronic threats in the region, which are carried out through connected peripheral devices such as “internet” devices. USB” or disks of all kinds or wired connections, by 32.2% compared to 42.4% in Egypt according to the number of users in the country, then Qatar by 33.9%, then Jordan by 33.2%, while Bahrain recorded 32.4% and Kuwait 32.3%.
According to the data of the study conducted by the company from January to last September, the largest number of users affected by online threats was in Qatar, with 39.8% of users in the country, followed by Bahrain with 36.5%, Saudi Arabia (33.3%), and Saudi Arabia (33.3%). The UAE came in low percentages compared to countries in the region (32.9%) and Kuwait (32.5%), while Egypt and Jordan were the least affected by threats, at 28.1% and 28%, respectively.
"The world today is highly interconnected, which requires a reconsideration of the way in which the concept of electronic security is dealt with, with the need to shift towards a more reliable approach that has no room for error," said Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky.
He added, “We are working towards developing products based on the principle of (electronic immunity), which relies on protection from digital threats, as reality has proven that most attacks targeting systems based on (electronic immunity) become ineffective attacks, as this immunity is the new face.” to the world of cybersecurity.
For his part, Imad Haffar, head of the technical experts team in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, explained that "the decrease in the rates of cyberattacks in a number of countries in the region compared to other countries depends on several variables and factors, including the increase in electronic awareness and the expansion of the use of approved systems."
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