Overview of Cyberattack on Saudi Organizations Published by: Naif Arab University for Security Sciences JISCR https://journals.nauss.edu.sa/index.php/JISCR Overview of Cyberattack on Saudi Organizations Salem Alelyani, Harish Kumar G R King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
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[email protected] Abstract The beginning of Twenty first century saw devices to internet, network and computer attacks a new dimension of security, the cybersecurity. are becoming pervasive in today’s world. Any Developed countries have started exploiting the computer connected to internet is under threat of vulnerabilities of cybersecurity to gain supremacy viruses, worms or attacks from hackers. These and influence over the rival countries. Hence, over threats or attacks can harm home users, business the past decade, malware, i.e., malicious software, users, corporate users or entire country’s security. has become a major security threat in regards to the Barack Obama, the 44th president of US has stated cybersecurity. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that [1], the economy of the country depends on has become a major target of cyber conflicts due to cyber security. Thus the need to combat with these increased economic activity, digital transformation, computer and network attacks has turn out to be a high rate of technology adoption between citizen major issue of concern. and organizations and rise of the oil and gas A security threat is a potential cause of industry. However, unfortunately, there is a lack of unwanted event, which may result in damage research or scientific investigation of cyberattacks to systems or networks.