Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting digital travel platforms, with Kaspersky detecting nearly 270,000 attacks disguised as popular travel brands over the past year, highlighting growing cybersecurity risks for travellers booking and managing journeys online.
Shortage of qualified IT security professionals and competing security priorities are among the key challenges facing firms in the Middle East, as supply chain and trusted relationship attacks emerge as a growing threat, with one in three businesses reporting an incident in the past year, said a top industry expert.