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UAE issues warning over cyber-attacks

UAE Cybersecurity Council issues national warning

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The UAE has issued a warning over the threat of cyber-attacks in the country.

The UAE Cybersecurity Council called on public and private sectors to exercise the utmost caution against any cyber-attacks that may target the national digital infrastructure and assets.

The Council demanded the public and private entities to activate the cyber emergency response system in cooperation with the competent authorities in order to share data so as to proactively prevent possible malicious attacks.

UAE cyber threat

The Council stressed the importance of confronting various cyber-attacks by vital sectors, in addition to activating protection systems and cyber security policies and raising the awareness of the authorities about any suspicious electronic activities that may harm their systems.

The United Arab Emirates is adopting the best standards and practices of safe digital transformation and protection of the national digital infrastructure and space.

The country stops 50,000 cyberattacks every day, said the country’s head of cybersecurity.

Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government, said that the UAE Cyber Security Council cooperates with its partners in deterring more than 50,000 cyberattacks per day, which target strategic national sectors.

In a statement during the Oracle CloudWorld Tour Abu Dhabi 2023 this week, Al Kuwaiti said that the banking, financial, health, oil and gas sectors are the most targeted, noting that all attacks are countered proactively and efficiently, to protect the country’s digital sphere.

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