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<p>In this paper, the researcher briefly discusses the attacks that have occurred recently within Saudi Arabia to entities such as Saudi Aramco to the Ministry of Health. These attacks are aggressions against government institutions that can render a sector vulnerable. Observing the ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine one can see a replication of similar attacks that could occur and spread over the Middle East. As this nation is a politically turbulent region, there is no small number of external threats. To combat these evolving threats, a shift towards cyber readiness must occur. This includes new laws, security-hardened technologies, and education for people living in the kingdom.</p>
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In this paper, the researcher briefly discusses the attacks that have occurred recently within Saudi Arabia to entities such as Saudi Aramco to the Ministry of Health. These attacks are aggressions against government institutions that can render a sector vulnerable. Observing the ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine one can see a replication of similar attacks that could occur and spread over the Middle East. As this nation is a politically turbulent region, there is no small number of external threats. To combat these evolving threats, a shift towards cyber readiness must occur. This includes new laws, security-hardened technologies, and education for people living in the kingdom.

An Argument for Cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia

Land Forces Academy Review

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In this paper, the researcher briefly discusses the attacks that have occurred recently within Saudi Arabia to entities such as Saudi Aramco to the Ministry of...

An Argument for Cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia

Published Online: Mar 12, 2022

Page range: 78 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2022-0011

Keywords
cybersecurity, Middle East, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, security education

© 2022 Maurice Dawson, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Argument for Cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia

Published Online: Mar 12, 2022

Page range: 78 - 83

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2022-0011

Keywordscybersecurity, Middle East, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, security education

© 2022 Maurice Dawson, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cybersecurity, Middle East, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, security education