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The Arab region continues to face many challenges due to the unprecedented increase in cyberattacks, Secretary General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Monday in Ryiad.
Speaking at the first session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Cybersecurity, Mr. Aboul Gheit said that cyberattacks have increased significantly over the past two years due to geopolitical and security instability in many parts of the world, including in the Arab region.
In this sense, he stressed the importance of confronting this high-risk security environment by investing more in the field of cybersecurity and placing this issue at the top of the priorities of Arab governments and the private sector.
The League of Arab States has long been aware of the seriousness of the challenges and threats resulting from the lack of progress in areas linked to modern technologies, noted Mr. Aboul Gheit, noting that the organization continues to monitor the cybersecurity-related issues in various regional and international forums.
“Cybersecurity is one of the greatest contemporary challenges we face, both in terms of broader security and the sustainability of economic growth,” he continued, noting that collective action and joint action at the Arab level remains the best way to build a solid Arab system in the face of these emerging challenges.
The first session of the Council of Arab Cybersecurity Ministers is discussing a series of themes aimed at strengthening cyber cooperation between Arab countries, in particular through the preparation of the Arab cybersecurity strategy, the organization of joint cyber exercises as well as examination of working documents submitted by Arab League member states.
