DESIGNING IN SECURITY

Safwan Akram, MSS director at Help AG explains how Saudi Arabia is supporting key infrastructure in cybersecurity. With many terminals becoming increasingly digital, it opens doors for cyber-attacks. When talking about critical infrastructure such as tank storage terminals, any extraction of data or limitations of functionality can have a devastating impact on both a terminal operator’s reputation and finances. Incapacitating a terminal can also wreak havoc on global supply chains. This could push prices up even more, impacting local and global markets. Hackers targeting terminals are not amateurs – they are typically highly organised and professional groups that work systematically to find chinks in a company’s armour. All they need is a small foothold into your terminal’s systems and, depending on their motive, they can halt production lines, extract sensitive data for ransom, influence stock markets, etc. So, security measures need to be similarly well-thought. CYBERSECURITY BASICS Education is key. That’s for CEOs, workers on site and everyone in-between – anyone who is going to log on to a system or bring a mobile phone connected to the wi-fi network needs to...