Cybersecurity Council urges caution against attacks

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cybersecurity Council is urging “utmost” caution against cyber attacks where the target may be the national digital infrastucture and assets.

The council asked both public and private entities to activate the cyber emergency response system to “proactively prevent possible malicious attacks”.

A statement said “The council stressed the importance of confronting various cyber attacks by vital sectors, in addition to activating protection systems and cyber security policies and raising the awareness of the authorities about any suspicious electronic activities that may harm their systems.

“The UAE is adopting the best standards and practices of safe digital transformation and protection of the national digital infrastructure and space.”