Arabian Gulf nations are stepping up efforts to defend energy infrastructure from hackers as they make multibillion-dollar investments in the oil and nuclear sectors.
A team of 20 people from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and its subsidiaries are examining how to bolster cyber security as the emirate seeks to increase pumping capacity from 2.8 million barrels per day (bpd) to 3.5 million bpd by 2018.
In the same period, Saudi Arabia is expected to double spending on homeland security from US$7.8 billion (Dh28.65bn) to $15.4bn, including the creation of a 35,000-strong protection force for the oil industry, said the US consultancy Homeland Security Research.
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