UAE Cybersecurity in 2025: Rising Threats and Strategic Defenses

The UAE Cyber Security Council and CPX, a provider of end-to-end cyber and physical security solutions, have jointly released the State of the UAE Cybersecurity Report 2025.

This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of evolving cyber threats in the UAE, identifying the most vulnerable industries and the dominant trends of 2024. It also sheds light on key cyber risks that continue to challenge national security.

The Expanding Cyber Threat Landscape

As the UAE accelerates its adoption of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, the nation has also become an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals. The report examines:

• The most active threat actors targeting UAE organizations.
• Major cyber incidents recorded throughout 2024.
• Attack strategies used to exploit vulnerabilities.
• Key attack Insights and threat groups

The cyber threat landscape remained diverse in 2024, with ransomware, data breaches, and advanced persistent threats (APTs) emerging as key concerns.

The Cost of Cyberattacks: A Growing Economic Risk

The report highlights that the average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million globally, driven by factors such as Business disruptions and financial losses caused by cyber incidents, as well as increased response costs for affected organizations and gaps in data visibility that delay incident detection and mitigation.

Organizations that leveraged AI-driven cybersecurity solutions reported significant cost savings, while those with understaffed security teams faced higher breach expenses. This trend is particularly relevant to the Gulf region, where economic prosperity has made enterprises prime targets for cybercriminals.

CPX’s Role in Strengthening Cyber Resilience

In 2024, CPX’s Security Operations Center (SOC) actively monitored and responded to a broad spectrum of cyber incidents across various industries. These incidents were categorized into seven groups and assessed for severity based on the UAE’s Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) scale.

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, the State of the UAE Cybersecurity Report 2025 serves as a critical resource for organizations to understand emerging risks and enhance their cyber resilience strategies.