Owing to their importance, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are quickly becoming the favorite target for threat actors wishing to wreck large-scale harm on organizations, communities and economies. With both state and non-state actors specifically intent on targeting the Middle East, this should come as a significant cause of concern for the region. Additionally, the fact that traditional ICS have been hooked onto the Internet without exercising proper security foresight makes matters worse

As the GCC heads deeper into the Internet Age, with governments and organizations keen on utilizing the Internet for any and everything (e.g. through concepts like Internet of Things and Smart Cities: both of which would critically utilize ICS), experts are severely warning against ignoring Cyber Security priorities