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here is no doubt that
organisations globally are facing
a fast-evolving threat landscape,
and the UAE is no exception.
In fact, 82% of organisations in the UAE
reported at least one cyber-attack in 2019, a
recent survey of 150 senior IT executives in
the country has found.
The survey, by cybersecurity company,
Proofpoint, also found that 51% of the
organisations reported multiple incidents, with
credential theft and phishing topping the list of
common attack vectors.
“Whether via malicious links, account
compromise or social engineering, threat
actors are turning their attention to what, for
many organisations, is the last line of defence,”
says Adenike Cosgrove, EMEA Cybersecurity
Strategist at Proofpoint. “A last line that is
often ill-prepared – its people.”
Despite end-users being on the frontline
of cyber threats, security knowledge and
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