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than not they are not getting the international standards like SOX, “With the speedy development of
basics right, partly due to complex Basel 3 & 4 Frameworks and PCI- technologies around AI/DL vendors
products and difficult management DSS for banks, HIPAA for health are constantly building products
tools for midsize IT departments to organizations and institutions, ISO to counter the threats posed on
handle,” said Harish Chib. 27001, etc. and local standards a daily basis and are finding ways
The shortage of skills and mis- such as National Electronic Security and means to build faster attack
match in skilled cyber security Authority, Dubai Government response mechanisms.”
man power is another challenge. Information Security Resolution etc. Vendors are also looking up to
Besides businesses lack advanced It basically boils down to the lack value added partners to increase
cybersecurity skills like Pen Testing, of realization of the importance of customer awareness and resolve the
forensics etc which has impacted security which heightens the lack of skill shortages by organizing (Data
their functioning. “There is a marked investment in security,” he said. Security Programs DSP).
inability to provide cybersecurity However the good news is that
professionals at the same speed at vendors are working closely with the Summing up
which the vulnerabilities are arising. Government and regulatory bodies The sudden outbreak of COVID
The problem is compounded by to overcome these challenges and 19 has disrupted the activities of
the fact that very few institutions establish proper security practices several sectors in UAE. This in turn is
provide higher education in Cyber and standards. Cited Chandrashekar, believed to impact the cybersecurity
Security,” said Krishnakant. market in the following months.
Though, as Krishnakant pointed This is however a global scenario
out that to address the demand and there is no immediate solution
supply mis-match a lot of global to address such an unprecedented
players have started the cyber catastrophe, at least in the near
security training programmes future. But the fact that companies
to train interns through their are starting to invest in end point
educational initiatives and absorb and cyber security and most
themselves or place them with importantly the investments that
partner organisations and churn out the government is ready to make in
skilled resources. enforcing a regulatory framework
One of the other most observed covering the cyber space can
challenges in the UAE, as pointed be seen as the right step in the
out by Rohit Bhargava is the lack right direction. This will set the
of importance with regards to Data Rohit BhaRgava, ball rolling for future endeavors
Classification. “The Middle East Practice Head - Cloud & Security, concerning the cyber/data security
in general lacks compliance with market in UAE.
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