New IDC Report analyzes Saudi Arabia’s Cyber security Landscape Riyadh

Wed, Jun 24, 2020
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EVOLVING digital transformation strategies and shifting industry dynamics across Saudi Arabia are driving organizations to innovate and explore new technologies and delivery models. In turn, this is creating a complex ecosystem beset by new cybersecurity challenges.

As a result, cybersecurity is no longer limited to protecting technology assets, but must also ensure business resiliency. As cybersecurity gains strategic weight on the executive-level agenda, new challenges and opportunities have arisen.

In response to this, global ICT research and advisory firm IDC has published   an   in-depth   analysis   of   the   Saudi cybersecurity landscape   that   highlights  the following: The various challenges the cybersecurity ecosystem is facing and how the market is evolving and responding to these complexities

  • The role of public and private sector stakeholders in the cybersecurity value chain
  • The latest cybersecurity trends and proven global best practices

IDC’s latest thought leadership and research around the Saudi cyber security space

An increased focus on digital enablement through the use of sophisticated digital technologies is vital for advancing industrial activity, attracting investment, and diversifying the economy through the development of public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure,   recreation,   and tourism.   Amid   Saudi   Arabia’s accelerating digital transformation agenda, the need to secure vital cyber assets has gained strategic importance for different business sectors and industries, especially as the Kingdom’s critical national infrastructure has been threatened several times in the recent past.

“IDC is acutely aware of the cybersecurity threats and challenges that Saudi Arabia will face as it accelerates its digital ambitions,” says Hamza Naqshbandi, IDC’s regional director for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. “The Kingdom has invested in strengthening its cybersecurity posture   by   implementing   cybercrime   legislation,   robust   national   cybersecurity   strategies, proactive   computer   emergency   response   teams,   and   awareness   and   capacity   building campaigns, all of which have been complemented by local skills incubation in the field of cybersecurity.” To download the report, titled ‘Cybersecurity and Its Impact on Digital Saudi’, please visitwww.idcsaudicybersec.com.

The report was sponsored by Saudi Information Technology Company, Trend Micro, Mobily, Cisco, and Al Moammar Information Systems. IDC is the premier global provider of ICT market intelligence, advisory services, and events. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries.

– Jun. 24, 2020 @ 15:05 GMT |

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