UAE has ecosystem capable of facing digital threats

Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Government Cybersecurity Council, has affirmed that the UAE possesses an advanced and integrated national cybersecurity ecosystem capable of detecting and countering digital threats with high efficiency.

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"Over 90,000 to 200,000 breach attempts strike the UAE infrastructure every single day," Al Kuwaiti told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), adding that 71.4 per cent of which are state-sponsored that are proactively thwarted without impacting service continuity or data security.

He said that since the beginning of 2026, 128 confirmed cyber threat incidents have targeted entities across the UAE, including ransomware attacks, government breaches, and data leaks or breach incidents. He stressed that all incidents were addressed under unified national response protocols to ensure rapid containment and risk mitigation.

He explained that government administration and the financial services and banking were among the most targeted sectors, alongside other vital sectors. Threats included website defacement, data leaks, data breaches, initial access, ransomware, denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, state-sponsored/APT, among others.

Al Kuwaiti said threat intelligence analysis showed that a significant proportion of these attacks were carried out by state-sponsored advanced threat groups, in addition to cybercriminal activities and hacktivist groups. These are continuously monitored and tracked through national monitoring systems in coordination with the relevant authorities.