The COVID-19 pandemic created new challenges for KIPIC as employees worked remotely and increasingly relied on mobile devices. As a critical national infrastructure organisation, the petroleum products company is highly visible and a valuable target for threat actors. KIPIC needed a security capability that would self-install for mobile users and provide clear alerts, guidance and protection on observed risks.

“When the pandemic began and our workforce started working remotely suddenly, we were no longer communicating from within the network inside our office,” said Husain Al-Maghrabi, Head of Cyber Security at KIPIC. “With staff more frequently using personal devices from home, we needed a mobile cybersecurity solution to protect our organisation and our staff from cyberthreats.”

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