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Agencies ward off 200,000 cyberattacks daily in UAE
Khaleej Times
|May 15, 2025
The UAE faces an average of 200,000 cyberattacks each day, but the country's cybersecurity agencies work around the clock to defend against these threats.
Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the UAE government's head of cyber security, said attackers are targeting smart cities, which simply refers to cities that use digital technologies in their services, and exploiting vulnerabilities to take down important infrastructures, which he said, "impacts [the UAE]'s economy, stability and national security."
This story is from the May 15, 2025 edition of Khaleej Times.
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