IBM Newsroom - Middle East & Africa (CODB) https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/ IBM Study: Average Data Breach Cost in Saudi Arabia Reaches SAR 27 Million in 2026, One in Four Malicious Breaches are AI-Enabled https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/CODB-Saudi-Arabia-Findings IBM's annual report finds financial services, industrial, and technology organizations recorded the highest average data breach costs in Saudi Arabia Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:13:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/CODB-Saudi-Arabia-Findings IBM Study: Average Data Breach Cost in the Middle East Reaches $8 Million in 2026, with One in Four Malicious Breaches AI-Enabled https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/codb-me-findings-2026 • IBM’s annual report finds that mismanaged secrets and keys, excessive privileges and poor role management and an inability to prioritize threats were the leading factors increasing breach costs • Financial, technology and industrial organizations recorded the highest average costs Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/codb-me-findings-2026