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Regulation Starting to Catch up with Risk

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Mahendra Patel
Regulation Starting to Catch up with Risk

With the continuous rise of digitalization among the Middle East countries grows, the exposure to cyberattacks. The cyberattacks in the MEA region are increasing as malicious actors are becoming more sophisticated. 


According to a news source, Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity market is projected to grow to $5.5 billion by 2023.  

These stats are a fire alarm for how quickly cybersecurity should be adapted. The national government in the MEA region is striving hard to create a secure online environment.  


How hard the government may try, they often lag behind because of the ever-evolving threat landscape. Moreover, with the help of professional services, the government can create a potentially secure environment.  


We have written a comprehensive guide mentioning how regulations are starting to catch up with cybersecurity risk.   


The state-of-the-art National cybersecurity policies thriving in the Middle East region 


The Middle East government is already aware of the new threat landscape that is associated with digitalization.  

To keep up with the threat, the government has stepped up its cybersecurity game in recent years.  

Here are some of the measures taken by the Middle East government:

   

  • New and robust policies are created to protect electronic transactions.  
  • Many cybersecurity initiatives are driven by an IT-centric approach to ensure coherent and comprehensive strategies are implemented for national cybersecurity.  
  • Various cybersecurity efforts present right now are reactive. The primary aim to set up such strategies is to recover from attacks.  
  • National cybersecurity programs are set up using proactive cyber-security strategies.  


Tips to prevent cyberattacks in 2022 


It's evident that the government is there to protect us, but it is also the individual's duty to protect themselves.  


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