Cybersecurity Strategies of Gulf Cooperation Council Economies

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Nir B. Kshetri, Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: The countries that comprise the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—have become attractive cyber-attack targets thanks to their oil-fueled prosperity, liquid capital, and geopolitical and cultural positions. These cyber-threats and the GCC’s responses, resources, and capabilities have significant global implications. For example, the 2012 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Aramco, had significant influence on the Pentagon’s decision to drastically expand its own cybersecurity (CS) force in the U.S. Cyber Command.

Additional Information

Publication
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Language: English
Date: 2016
Keywords
cybersecurity, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), cybercrime

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