Middle East
promote ITsecurity

Abu Dhabi Racing     Automotive• ADR was established in 2012

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) can
now justifiably claim to be one of themost important motorsport venues
in the world.

• Headquartered in UAE
When Lewis Hamilton won his second F1 World Championship at the final
Grand Prix of the 2014 season, he took the chequered flag at the spectacular,state-of-the-art Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
For the Government of the UAE, motorsport plays a key role in its efforts tofurther promote business partnerships and opportunities, and to build theglobal profile of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region as a whole. It isalso working hard to develop the next generation of UAE-based motorsport
drivers and support teams, through businesses such as Abu Dhabi Racing(ADR), established in 2012 and already a serious competitor in the FIA World
Rally Championships and the legendary Le Mans 24 hour endurance race.

Challenge“With its proven global
leadership in cybersecurity, Kaspersky
Lab will be a vital allyin helping us deliver
security solutions andresilient services, raise
public awareness on
cyber threats, andeffectively defend
our own organisations
against intrusions
and attacks.”
Ibrahim Mohamed Lari,Chief Executive Officer,
Injazat Data Systems

For businesses like Abu Dhabi Racing and for the Government of the UAE,
the drive for economic growth and development of a technology-enabled,
knowledge-based society comes hand-in-hand with the need for sophisticatedIT security systems and risk management provisions.
Recent statistics show that cyber-attacks and malware infections on
computers and mobile devices used by organisations in the Middle Eastsignificantly increased in 2014. In particular, attempts to steal users’ banking
credentials have doubled in 2014 compared to the previous year.
Leading the response to these threats in the UAE is Injazat Data Systems, anindustry-recognised regional market leader for IT, data centre and managed
service solutions. Injazat is owned by Mubadala, the wholly-owned investment
vehicle of the Government of Abu Dhabi and maintains several local andglobal public and private partnerships to deliver safe and secure IT services togovernment organisations and businesses in the region.
Says Ibrahim Mohamed Lari, Chief Executive Officer, Injazat Data Systems:“Cyber security is a critical concern in the UAE and across the GCC, wheregovernments are intensifying efforts to nurture knowledge-based societies.
Threats continue to multiply and evolve, so we need to adopt the best
measures and to ensure safe and reliable IT services for our customers.”

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The Kaspersky Lab solution
SecureKaspersky Lab products neutralised
more than 59.2 million cyber-attacks
and malware infections during
a 3 month period

In November 2014 two partnership announcements underlined the UAE’s
commitment to motorsport and making IT systems in the region more secure.
Firstly Abu Dhabi Racing extended an existing sponsorship agreement withKaspersky Lab, to continue efforts to develop motorsport talent in the UAE
and to promote IT security in the Middle East.
This move also reflects Kaspersky Lab’s growing presence in the global
motorsport arena, with its distinctive branding appearing on the famous red
Ferrari F1 cars for the last four seasons.

FasterRaise public awareness on cyberthreats

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Centralised control of IT security
solutions across the region

Strategic partnership at the heart of the solution
Then Injazat Data Systems confirmed a strategic partnership agreementwith Kaspersky Lab to develop high-quality IT security solutions for Injazat’s
government and business customers in the region, powered by Kaspersky Lab’s
world class security technologies and expertise.
Ibrahim Mohamed Lari commented: “Our agreement with Kaspersky signifies
a major step forward. With its proven global leadership in cyber security,
Kaspersky will be a vital ally in helping us deliver security solutions and resilient
services, raise public awareness on cyber threats, and effectively defend ourown organisations against intrusions and attacks.”
Since the agreement with Kaspersky Lab, during a three month period Kaspersky
Lab products were responsible for neutralising more than 59.2 million cyberattacks and malware infections on computers and mobile devices.

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strong support team of engineers

Shared expertise and joint activities
Under the terms of the agreement, facilitated by leading sponsorship agency
Media and Sport Management, Injazat and Kaspersky Lab will share expertise invarious cyber security domains and jointly pursue business opportunities in theUAE and other parts of the GCC. Joint activities will include:• Professional training on cyber security forensics and malware binary reverse
engineering• Educational initiatives to raise cyber safety awareness among employees andremote and on-site malware incident response handling• Security intelligence including malware statistics, epidemic alerts, and global
malware tracking• Security assessments including pen-testing and IT security audits• Provision of services to regional customers based on Kaspersky Security
Network data
• Website security.
Initial work in 2015 will include developing a training programme schedule for2015, deploying Kaspersky Lab products at Injazat’s premises, and introducing
an interaction protocol to respond to malware incidents that will eventually form
part of customer services.

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