ALKHOBAR: Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a structural shift as artificial intelligence moves from supporting compliance processes to actively shaping how organizations manage risk in real time.
Across industries, governance, risk, and compliance — or GRC — is no longer treated as a periodic function. Instead, it is becoming a continuous operational layer embedded into daily workflows.
“Most organizations still treated governance and compliance as periodic, audit-led exercises, even as cyber risk and regulation were changing in real time,” said Jamal M. Labani, co-founder and CEO of Solidrange.
“We wanted to make compliance continuous rather than episodic.”
The shift comes as cyberthreats intensify alongside rapid digital adoption. Saudi Arabia has also increased its focus on cybersecurity as part of its broader digital transformation agenda under Vision 2030.
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