Saudi authority carries out cybersecurity drill in Switzerland

The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority held a drill to raise the level of readiness and enable the exchange of information in the field of cybersecurity, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The CyberDrill, which took place at the International Telecommunication Union headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland as part of the ITU Learning Labs initiative for staff experiential training, was attended by the secretary-general, senior directors, and staff of the ITU, the UN’s specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

The drill introduced a realistic simulation of cyberattacks to enable participants to better understand their impact on a conference and determine an appropriate course of action to ensure business continuity.

A specialized platform was built, hosted and operated in cooperation with the Saudi Information Technology Co., through which the drills and scenarios were developed to simulate the latest methods used in cyberattacks.

The platform also provided strategies for how to combat threats.

The training built on the success of a previous CyberDrill carried out in May on the sidelines of the World Summit on the Information Society 2023, with the participation of over 40 countries and organizations from around the world.

The authority stated that this exercise comes as part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to support global cooperation in cybersecurity.