Emile Abou Saleh said: “The hospitality sector has worked hard to build consumer confidence in the aftermath of COVID-19, However, our research shows, majority of hotel brands in Dubai could be doing more to prioritize cybersecurity and ensure their customers are less vulnerable to email fraud. This is crucial given that email remains the number one threat vector for cybercriminals.”

Perhaps more worryingly, only 5 out of 50 (10%) oil and gas companies have ‘reject’ in place, which means a whopping 90% are not proactively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching customers. Reject is the strictest and recommended level of DMARC protection, a setting and policy that actually blocks fraudulent emails from reaching their intended target.

MEA Tec has announced its landmark partnership with nine renown Cyber Security vendors from the US, Australia, and the UK. The groundbreaking partnership will address the growing security needs of the market in the region.

In the MEA region, 26 out of 61 airlines have a DMARC policy published, meaning 57 percent have no DMARC protection in place at all. However, only 4 out of 61 (7 percent) have the full recommended implementation of DMARC to protect customers from fraudulent emails spoofing their domain.