The document discusses emerging cyber threats in the Gulf region. It notes that cyber attacks in the first half of 2013 had already surpassed all of 2012 according to reports from the DHS and IBM. Several Gulf banks and infrastructure and energy companies in the region experienced cyber attacks and data breaches. The top cyber threats prevalent in the Gulf in 2014 are expected to be state-sponsored attacks, advanced persistent threats, and internal data leaks. The document advocates for Gulf organizations to outsource security functions to managed security service providers to gain access to specialized expertise, ease compliance burdens, and allow internal teams to focus on other priorities.