| National programs and initiatives The indicative Center for Cybersecurity In order to raise awareness of Cybersecurity and avoid cyber risks and reduce their effects, the has been launched to work on issuing alerts about the latest and most serious gaps, and it also works on launching awareness campaigns and programs and cooperates with other guidance centers | Managing Entry Identities and Authorities• Saudi Federation for CyberSecurity For the sake of local professional capabilities in Cybersecurity, software development, and drones, the was launched under the Saudi Olympic Committee's umbrella |
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| It provides the minimum cybersecurity requirements for sensitive systems based on best practices and standards to meet current security needs and raise the readiness of entities within the scope of these controls to protect their sensitive systems and prevent unauthorized access to them | Strengthening partnerships and cooperation in Cybersecurity• Cybersecurity controls to work remotely According to the various preventive precautions taken by the Kingdom's government to confront Coronavirus, national authorities' reliance is increasing regarding means of information and communication technology through cyberspace |
Cybersecurity for industrial control systems Control details can be found in the.
8| With the significant acceleration of digital transformation, the rates of cyber attacks and the risks of data breaches have increased, making the Kingdom keener to provide a secure environment for data and digital operations through a robust security system | Protection of systems and information processing equipment• Survey of domain name registries• Strengthening national capabilities in defense against cyber threats• Executive Programs Hasseen InitiativeThe was launched to enhance Cybersecurity at the national level, and it is concerned with protecting emails from spoofing and unauthorized use |
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| Integrated cybersecurity governance at a national level• To provide activities and programs that contribute to increasing community awareness of Cybersecurity, programming, drones, and support and encourage young people to become professionals in this field | It is created to achieve the concept of a safe and reliable Saudi cyberspace that enables growth and prosperity It also includes six main concepts:• National Academy of Cybersecurity An initiative launched by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in cooperation with the to raise the level of national digital capabilities in various fields of modern technology to keep pace with digital transformation requirements |
| It works to empower entities to:• National Cybersecurity Strategy The was developed to reflect the strategic ambition of the Kingdom in a manner that is balanced between security, trust, and growth | The objective is to ensure information security, protection of public interest, morals, protection of rights of the legitimate use of computers and information networks, and protection of the national economy |
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| Cybersecurity related to external parties and cloud computing Control details can be found in the | Knowing the level of implementation of the Hasseen initiative for the entity• Construction The national strategy aims to:• This procedure enabled workers and employees to perform their work remotely without the need to come to the workplace, so a list of cybersecurity controls for remote work has been launched:• Cloud computing controls Cloud computing controls come as an extension and complement to the basic cybersecurity controls and aim to define the cybersecurity requirements for cloud computing from service providers' and subscribers' perspectives to raise security and reduce cyber risks on all services and subscribers |