Enterprises are facing up to the reality of cyber threats stemming from the Middle East\u2019s volatile climate, according to Glen Sawood Ogden, Regional Sales Director for A10 Networks.<\/p>\n
He said the scope of the problem had now become apparent to regional businesses: \u201cWe are living in a volatile region right now. We\u2019re fighting wars on multiple fronts. And with every war we fight, we have to understand cyber threats come hand in hand. If you look at Daesh for example, they have a cyber threat team that is looking to penetrate Saudi defences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the enterprise is facing up to this more \u2013 instead of looking inward, they\u2019re looking outward a lot more, and realising when government ministries start seeing this, we\u2019re next,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Ogden believes this is a change from a few years ago, when most hacking groups went after only the largest, high-profile targets such as Visa, Sony or Microsoft. And while smaller businesses were sometimes hit, there was a greater level of tolerance.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if Anonymous goes after Visa, that\u2019s one thing \u2013 but if Daesh goes after one of the local banks, what happens then? What happens when all our ATMs stop working. And with BYOD the standard now, where you have all these people with all this technology being able to connect to your services, you\u2019ve got to protect them. They\u2019re taking it very seriously, and I think it\u2019s a massive growth area,\u201d said Ogden.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a prestige perspective, from a ministerial perspective, but more importantly from an internal security perspective, it\u2019s vital these assets are protected. And it\u2019s no surprise that Saudi Arabia, which has been seen as many as the guardian of security in the Middle East is facing a huge rise in attacks,\u201d he added. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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