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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

UAE’s Cyber Security Council implements the “Defensive Shield”

UAE gets ready for Protective Shield Cyber Drill

As the UAE government places a high importance and priority on electronic and digital safety, Cyber Security Council is going to launch a ‘Defensive Shield’ exercise to enhance cyber skills, awareness & cyber protection.

The ‘Defensive Shield’ exercise aims to improve the response in the education sector, the Cyber Security Council conducted the “Defensive Shield” exercise, which included multiple presentations to simulate various cyberattacks.

In order to train different educational institutions and evaluate their capabilities in the areas of crisis management, rapid response to electronic incidents, and an extensive vision of cyber security to support the nation’s defense operations against various cyberattacks, the “Defensive Shield” exercise included modeled scenarios of a series of cyberattacks in a controlled environment.

The exercise comes in light of the country’s rapid technological advancement and efforts to improve the quality of the internet world in line with the UAE’s foremost position globally as an advanced and developed nation in the sector of cybersecurity and safety of digital space.

It’s important to note that the “Defensive Shield” exercise focuses on a variety of strategic sectors, helping to improve their cyber capabilities, develop and implement deployable steps to monitor and respond to different cyberattacks and incidents, and identify doable steps to enhance planning and performance in line with international best practices.

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