© 2018 Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources | Customer Snapshot 1 As the world’s largest holder of crude oil reserves, Saudi Arabia closely monitors every aspect of how this vital natural resource is processed. Overseeing this is the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources. The ministry is primarily responsible for policies concerning oil, gas and natural minerals in the country, as well as new initiatives, such as renewable energy from solar and wind resources. As a government agency operating in the energy sector, the ministry is a major target for cyberattacks, and its endpoints are among the most vulnerable parts of its infrastructure. Wahid Hammami, the ministry’s IT director, remarks, “We’re attacked contin - uously with every

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