According to Arab News, 95% of businesses in Saudi Arabia were the target of cyberattacks last year.
A survey conducted by Saber security company Tenable found that cyber attacks on a number of companies have resulted in financial loss and online theft, in addition to losing employee and customer data.
According to a US cybersecurity research company, cyber-attacks are expected to cost more than 10 10 trillion globally by 2025.
According to Dr. Khurram Khan, professor of cybersecurity at King Saud University and founder and CEO of the Global Foundation for Cyber Studies and Research, it is hoped that the growing number of cyber-attacks and their economic losses will help the Saudi business community to protect itself from cyber-attacks. Will force the system to be created.
According to Khurram Khan, due to such a large amount of money in cybercrime, hackers use modern methods of hacking to attack individuals and organizations. According to him, due to unfamiliarity with cybersecurity and lack of awareness in this regard, hackers are able to steal sensitive data and commit financial fraud.
Abdullah al-Jubeir, a cybersecurity expert from Saudi Arabia, said every small and large business should be concerned about its own defense.
He said that small businesses were also being targeted by cyber-attacks due to a lack of a proper defense system.
Abdullah al-Jubeir praised the steps taken by the Saudi National Cyber Security Authority, saying data security should be a priority for any business.
He suggested creating complex passwords, updating the system regularly and backing up data to avoid cyber attacks.
Cyber security threats include phishing and computer software malware that seeks to obtain sensitive information or attempt to harm an infected person's computer.
Saudi cyber experts have called on all computer users to be careful about their online security.
The country manager of the international cyber company Mimecast in Saudi Arabia said that it is becoming difficult to identify phishing schemes, it may be difficult for an ordinary user to deliver fake messages without training.
In the last 12 months, 48% of Saudi companies have been exposed to phishing scams, according to Mimecast.
