{"id":23411,"date":"2021-04-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=23411"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:07:17","slug":"the-danger-within-30of-users-in-saudi-arabia-are-under-threat-from-malware-hiding-within-their-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/the-danger-within-30of-users-in-saudi-arabia-are-under-threat-from-malware-hiding-within-their-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"The danger within: 30%of users in Saudi Arabia are under threat from malware hiding within their devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is a common misconception that the most dangerous threats on the modern users\u2019 digital journeys are encountered during Internet surfing. The reality however, based on the most recent analysis of cyberattacks in Saudi Arabia in 2020 by Kaspersky experts, is that users are in fact more likely to face attacks from malware hidden within their devices.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Such threats either are classified as \u2018local\u2019, which means they are detected on users\u2019 devices or on portable data storage devices, such as flash drives. In 2020, 30% of Kaspersky private users and 26% of all corporate users in Saudi Arabia were attacked by such threats. In comparison, web attacks affected only 10% and 6%, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, there has been an increase in the sophistication of such threats \u2013 which may be hiding on the user\u2019s device within a seemingly legitimate file for a while, to fly under the radar, and only strike later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cyber threat landscape across Saudi Arabia is constantly evolving,\u201d says Denis Parinov, a cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky. \u201cA few years ago there were many more drive-by attacks \u2013when different malicious software is downloaded and run while the user simply browses the Internet. Nowadays, most of the web-threats \u2018stays in browser\u2019: they specialize in content replacement, browser locking or clickjacking, online-skimming, cookie stuffing, etc., Now the situation when the user could download a malicious file directly is not too frequent. It\u2019s more common for a malware to be disguised as something else to hide from the security solutions, remaining an unseen threat to users. The good news however is that modern security solutions are too advanced for such malware to fly below radar \u2013 it is more likely to be blocked either during the initial scan of the file by a security solution that happens by default, or within the very moment such programs attempt to launch.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 To protect against cyber threats including malware, Kaspersky recommends adhering to the following guidelines:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n