Many UAE organizations still fail to train employees in basic cyber security awareness, leaving systems exposed to ransomware and attacks. Experts warn the human factor remains the weakest link.
ABU DHABI // Companies are failing to provide their employees with basic cyber security awareness training, leaving their systems wide open to attacks.
Experts say that the vast majority of local organizations underestimate the human factor that allows online criminals to infiltrate companies internal networks.
Amir Kolahzadeh, managing director of ITSEC, one of the Middle East's cyber security leaders said it was of utmost importance that every single employee completed a basic cyber security awareness seminar.
Research by Symantec and Deloitte found that more than two thirds of organizations in the Middle East were still incapable of protecting themselves from sophisticated cyber attacks.
Mike Weston, vice president of Cisco Systems Middle East, said a security solution was only as secure as its weakest link.
Source: The National
