From hospitals to oil pipelines, from schools to airports - the scale and pace of these attacks – often beating our social norms, laws, and democratic institutions are also unleashing unprecedented complexity, instability and risk. But solid cybersecurity strategies are also intended to better prepare organizations to respond to those incidents that do occur.
By preventing minor incidents from becoming major ones, organizations can preserve their reputations and reduce harm to employees, customers, stakeholders, partners and others.
Orientations
of the ACSS
Outlining the programmes
By defining the realities and challenges of cybersecurity in the Arab States, we can consider some achievements that could form the basis of the strategic vision.
Elaborating national cybersecurity strategies
The Arab States lack National cybersecurity policies, which reflects the lack of a clear or far-reaching view of cyber risks and the strategic objectives to be achieved.
Supporting research and development
One of the most important factors and axes supporting tangible success in possessing cyber capabilities, whether in defense or cyberattack, is research and development.
Training and raising awareness
Any successful system is based on three main axes (individuals - regulations, policies and laws - technology). In the area of cybersecurity, human resources are among.
Joint-Arab cooperation and initiatives
The exchange of expertise and technical information related to the analysis of cyber-hacking mechanisms and the attempt to determine its source and objectives is an important.
Creation of national incidents response centers
National Cyber Incident Response Centres are the first line of defense or units for early detection of cyberattacks. They play an important role in trying to identify the sources and objectives.
Promoting market-oriented cybersecurity curricula
Largely, there is a significant gap between the technical or, if any, information security disciplines of university students and the actual needs of the labor market.
Modernizing cybersecurity governance frameworks
One of the greatest problems and challenges facing most Arab States is the lack of a definition of cybersecurity, as well as where the responsibility for securing information and systems lies.
Facts in numbers
According to the Global Cybersecurity Index, the Arab region is characterized by a significant gap, in terms of maturity level, between countries considered as international leaders and other emerging countries. Substantial efforts should be made in the future to have a more uniform regional performance in terms of cybersecurity readiness.
Of the legal frameworks fully GCI-compliant
Of the countries have fully compliant organization measures
Of the countries are in the top ten list
Of the countries improved their ranks with respect to the previous edition
