FireEye, STC Solutions team up to offer cyber security services

US-based cybersecurity company FireEye and STC Solutions (part of Saudi Telecom Company) have announced a partnership that will offer Saudi organizations access to cyber security solutions, a statement said on Tuesday.

Under the agreement, STC Solutions will become a FireEye managed security partner, offering various services.

Cyber-security is a key issue in Saudi Arabia, with Saudi government agencies targeted by cyber-attacks in recent years.

In November 2016, various government agencies in the Kingdom were targeted by hackers, with an attack disrupting work for several days at the General Authority of Civil Aviation.

Last October, the General Entertainment Authority said that its website had been hit by cyber-attacks from outside the Kingdom.

Earlier in 2017, the Saudi telecoms authority warned organizations to be on alert for the Shamoon virus, which disrupts computers by wiping their disks. The virus had crippled thousands of computers at state-owned Saudi Aramco in 2012.