The UAE ranks first in the Arab world and the region in the number of professionals working in the cyber security sector, with 144,000 professional cadres, which has strengthened the ability to repel the growing threats in this area and the number of global cyber security workers. the sector will have more than 5.45 million specialists by the end of 2023.
According to a research paper prepared by the Interregional Center for Strategic Analysis, the UAE is in an advanced position to strike a balance between technology and cyber threat adoption globally, and is among the most prepared and infrastructurally ready to deal with the growing situation globally. threats in the sector, which the country recently demonstrated by the technical error that hit the world due to the faulty software update of the international company CrowdStrike, which caused the disruption of Microsoft devices worldwide and caused the suspension of work in many airports. and financial and business centers around the world.
The research paper added that the global information security services market revenue will exceed USD 188 billion in 2023, which indicates the magnitude and importance of data security and the level of threats that require full vigilance to prevent technical errors, which has recently occurred worldwide. the crisis
The center said: Saudi Arabia ranks second in the Arab world and the region after the UAE in the number of cyber security professionals with 54,000 specialists, while the United States of America leads the world in the number of cyber security sector workers with more than 1 million. the specialists