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Infoblox ’ s State of Security
Report spotlights remote work hazards in the UAE
Mohammed Al-Moneer , Regional Director ,
Middle East , Turkey & Africa at Infoblox
Infoblox has unveiled a global report examining the state of security concerns , costs and remedies As the pandemic and uneven shutdowns stretch into a third year , organisations are accelerating Digital Transformation projects to support remote work . Meanwhile , attackers have seized on vulnerabilities in these environments , creating more work and larger budgets for security teams .
1,100 respondents in IT and cybersecurity roles in 11 countries – United States , Mexico , Brazil , United Kingdom , Germany , France , the Netherlands , Spain , United Arab Emirates , Australia and Singapore – participated in the survey .
Below are some of the key findings from the UAE :
The surge in remote work has changed the corporate landscape significantly – and permanently
52 % of organisations accelerated IT modernisation / Digital Transformation projects for remote work .
While networks have gone hybrid to accommodate this shift , security is still catching up . Businesses also added resources to networks and databases ( 49 %) and hired more IT staff ( 43 %), an above average hiring rate compared to respondents from other countries globally .
Organisations have good reason to worry
Less than half ( 44 %) of all UAE respondents experienced up to five IT security incidents in the past year .
Nearly three out of four ( 72 %) said a breach resulted from the security incidents their organisation experienced .
Successful attacks were likely to have originated from Wi-Fi access points ( 50 %) and third parties ( 42 %).
42 % of organisations suffered up to US $ 1 million ( AED $ 3.672 million ) in both direct and indirect damages .
Increasing dangers of phishing and Advanced Persistent Threats ( APTs )
While ransomware grabbed headlines , Phishing and APTs were among top attack methods . UAE companies were most likely to fall victim to phishing ( 56 %) or an advanced threat ( APT ) ( 50 %), followed by ransomware ( 44 %). Successful phishing attacks typically signal the need for better employee awareness training to prevent them from falling for these popular scams .
Organisations are buying cloud-first security tools to protect their hybrid environments
UAE organisations are putting more resources toward network protection , data and cloud . A large
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