Five key trends to plan for: 2019 Threat Report | ITWeb
* Twenty-five percent of organisations in the Middle East and Africa lack cyber security personnel, which is one of the biggest obstacles to cyber security. * Twenty-three percent of companies in the Middle East and Africa manage more than 21 vendors. * Only 58% of cyber security alerts in the Middle East and Africa are investigated. Of those, 39% are legitimate, but only 53% of legitimate alerts are remediated.
I joined Cisco 14 years ago and it’s been a diverse and interesting journey. I’m excited to be onboard as the new Cybersecurity Lead for Middle East and Africa (MEA). Over the past three quarters, I’ve been meeting partners and customers discussing the top cyber security issues that we’re facing.