Saudi Arabia had 7 million cyberattacks in 2021
The report said that one of the most common attacks were against the protocols used by employees to access corporate resources remotely, emphasizing the need for cybersecurity awareness
Updated 26 March 2021
March 26, 2021 23:33
JEDDAH: Remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present security threats and risks to companies and employees in Saudi Arabia, with 7 million cyberattacks hitting the country in the first two months of 2021, according to a new report.
The report, from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, said that Saudi Arabia saw more than 22.5 million brute force attacks in 2020 on remote desktop protocols (RDPs), the most popular way to access Windows or servers. Brute force attacks are trial-and-error attempts to guess login information, encryption keys or find a hidden web page.
Vaccination programmes continue to advance in the GCC as Mena neighbours follow suit
The number of Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region crossed 4,522,317 on 11 January 2021, according to Worldometers data collated by MEED.
Countries in the GCC comprise 24.8 per cent (1,123,511) of total infections, while Iran alone makes up 28.4 per cent (1,286,406) of the 4.5 million cases.
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The ramping up of vaccine administration is contributing to the resumption of key economic activities in Saudi Arabia.
On 7 January, Health Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah and chairman of the Saudi Authority for Data & Artificial Intelligence Abdullah bin Sharaf bin Jamaan al-Ghamdi launched a medical passport service via the Tawakkalna application.
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