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Annex C. Types of Sources

No: 43065348 Date(g): 27/2/2022 | Date(h): 26/7/1443 Status: In-Force

The following tables contain examples of internal and external sources.

Sources
Type of sources
 Public sectorThreat intelligence provided by SAMA and the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA)National civil or government bodies (e.g. law enforcement)Reports or information from other sectorial or national authorities (e.g. CMA, FS-ISAC, Saudi CERT)Public frameworks (e g. ENISA, EUROPOL, MITRE)
External sourcesPrivate sectorThreat intelligence from specialized suppliers and platforms available upon subscription or contractPublicly available threat intelligence reports, news, briefs and analyses  
 Academic sectorWhitepapersAcademic publications and conferencesAcademic journals 
 

Table 1. External sources

Sources
Type of sources
Internal
sources
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Application and infrastructure logs

Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

Cyber security defence systems

   
 

Table 2 Internal sources