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Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority launches new application for initiatives and platforms
security standards as well as utilising the latest Artificial Intelligence technologies and optimal use of data while maintaining user confidentiality and privacy aiming at promoting the value of accountability along with raising the integrity awareness of government employees and individuals , thereby enhancing the Emirate ’ s reputation and boosting trust in its financial and economic systems .
Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority
( ADAA ) has launched its new smart app that offers several features , most notably the ‘ Wajib ’ Platform .
It allows individuals to report any financial or administrative misconduct that may be caused to public funds and resources , not only to investigate but also to prevent them from happening . This encourages a sense of shared responsibility and promotes a culture of awareness in preserving public resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi .
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The ADAA Smart app can be downloaded from Google Play and Apple Store , allowing all community members to access ADAA ’ s initiatives and platforms with convenience and ease such as Wajib Platform and the financial disclosure platform for senior government employees .
An ADAA spokesperson said that the Digital Transformation process reflects the authority ’ s vision and mandate to safeguard public funds and the ADAA Smart app aligns with Abu Dhabi ’ s digitalisation agenda .
GCC ’ s leading premium aluminium producer relies on Vectra to stay ahead of attackers
Looking to stay one step ahead of attackers , the GCC ’ s leading premium aluminium producer has deployed technology , from Vectra , to detect real attacks and their progression throughout the cyberkill chain , so they can rapidly investigate and stop an attack from becoming a breach .
This proactive approach , coupled with a significant reduction in false positives , means one security analyst can now manage the entire SOC operations for the company .
“ When it comes to protecting against attacks , the key challenge we faced was visibility – silos and isolated networks exist across the environment and it was difficult to control it completely ,” said a spokesperson from the aluminium producer . “ We also struggled with alert fatigue – we used to have a SIEM and antivirus solutions and we would get a lot of alerts , which meant our SOC analysts had to manually analyse and prioritise the alerts . And finally , our security solutions , be it the SOAR and EDR solutions , firewalls or IPSs , are all reactive which meant that by the time we received a trigger , it was already too late and the attacker was in our network .”
The Vectra platform , underpinned by the company ’ s Attack Signal Intelligence technology , has allowed the aluminium producer ’ s security team to move from a reactive to a more proactive approach to cybersecurity . p
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