An attractiveness agency created by Lille, France, Hello Lille is leveraging its expertise in healthcare, tourism, and most importantly, in cybersecurity to develop centres of excellence in the UAE.
Since the advent of the Covid pandemic, the global reliance on digitisation has superseded to new levels with cybersecurity taking the lead in this newly transformed digitised ecosystem.
According to Damien Castelain, president of Lille Metropolis, cybersecurity is both a necessity and an obligation for businesses moving forward. And with the surge of startups and SME’s in the UAE and particularly in Saudi Arabia, cyber security is key in business development plans of both digital survey startups and new entrepreneurs.
He explains: “There is an increase in the number of cyberattacks and cybercrimes, with both small and medium-sized businesses at risk for potential attack on their valuable data.”
Listen to all his insights in this episode of AB Talks.
(Source: ArabianBusiness YouTube channel)
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