Following a cyber attack in 2012, Saudi Aramco disconnected from their business and production operations and began scrambling to get things operational again since they did not have a proper IT security team in place to handle such incidents.
During a slow period at Saudi Aramco, cyber attackers gained access to the company's network and administrative privileges, leaving a skeleton crew of Western staff on defense. Their goal was to gain access to a domain controller to communicate with all other computers in the network.
Cybersecurity will serve as the essential basis for human development and economic growth in this century. Every nation on earth will need cybersecurity solutions.
The Gulf Bank suffered a $9 million loss due to a service disruption just days after discovering banking malware had been uploaded by someone in Kuwait. The bank later fired their general manager of IT, although the reason for his dismissal remains unclear.
Criminal charges have been unsealed against a North Korean computer programmer for participating in various cyber attacks on behalf of the North Korean government, including the Sony Pictures hack and the WannaCry ransomware attack. The programmer is also charged with involvement in the cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank.