Genetec, a leading security technology provider, has been recognised as the fastest growing access control software provider in the world according to a new Omdia Report. According to the latest report from research organisation Omdia, Genetec has been recognised for the second year in a row....
Before you can pin down your cybersecurity strategy you’ll need to gather the right requirements, says Brian Chappell, Chief Security Strategist EMEA & APAC, BeyondTrust. As businesses across the Arab Gulf try to get back on the path to prosperity, they find themselves more beleaguered than...
Cybereason has issued an urgent global threat report warning global organisations about a rise in ransomware attacks using the Bumblebee loader. The new research focuses on the post-exploitation actions and tactics, techniques and procedures used in attacks. Interestingly, the loader became the 'loader of choice' for...
Gregg Petersen, Regional Director for MEA at Cohesity, has explained the importance of cyber-proofing data in the post-pandemic era that sees many of us working remotely or in hybrid environments...
CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, has introduced the industry’s first AI-powered Indicators of Attack (IoAs). This new innovation for fileless attack prevention at scale offers enhanced visibility for stealthy cloud intrusions. Delivered on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform and...
Cohesity, a leader in next-gen data management, has announced the appointment of Sanjay Poonen as CEO and President. He will also join the Cohesity Board of Directors. Poonen was formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO) of VMware and President of SAP. Mohit Aron, who has been CEO...
Leading provider for cybersecurity NETSCOUT, has introduced ArborÒ Insight, to enhance threat detection and help address the evolving threat landscape. This groundbreaking technology combined with Arbor Sightline dramatically enhances service delivery and network operator visibility and take NETSCOUT’s DDoS leadership to unparalleled levels. With DDoS attack traffic continuing...
Shay Siksik, VP Customer Experience, XM Cyber, looks at why attack path remediation is a vital part of an organisation’s cybersecurity toolkit. Modern organisations are continuing to invest in an assortment of platforms, apps and other tools to accelerate business, but many fail to realise that...
Vectra AI, a leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, has announced two new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The announcement sees Teppo Halonen appointed as Vice President of EMEA, and Christian Borst named as Chief Technical Officer of EMEA....
The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war have all impacted the threat landscape in the first half of 2022. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nozomi Networks Labs researchers saw...
BCD, a global leader in purpose-built video data infrastructure solutions, has announced the worldwide release of their new series of Milestone XProtect ® Rapid REVIEW analytics appliances. This series consists of four standalone analytics servers that have been designed, tested, and validated in BCD’s testing centres...
Freshworks Inc., a software company empowering the people who power business, have released the findings of a report, which found IT professionals in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) spend nearly a full work day each week (an average of 7 hours and 53 minutes)...
Delinea, a leading provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, has announced findings from a global survey of 2,100 IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs). The survey revealed that 60% of respondents believe their overall security strategy does not keep pace with the threat...
Global software and technology leader Emerson and Nozomi Networks, the leader in OT (operational technology) and IoT (Internet of Things) security, are to work together to meet growing demand for OT cybersecurity services and solutions. Emerson will offer Nozomi Networks' advanced solutions for industrial control system...
It’s no secret that when it comes to gender bias and stereotypes, one of the industries that struggles the most is cybersecurity. Over the past decade efforts to break to bias and encourage more women into the sector have increased, but does it go far...
Trellix, the leader in cybersecurity company delivering extended detection and response (XDR), has released The Threat Report: Summer 2022. The report analyses cybersecurity trends and attack methods from the first quarter of 2022. The report also features research from Trellix Threat Labs into connected healthcare and...
Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e& enterprise (formerly known as Etisalat Digital) and the region’s trusted security advisor, has launched a new edition of its fully cloud-delivered Digital Risk Protection (DRP) service. The new service comes with best-in-class benefits such as comprehensive risk detection, which...
Neustar Security Services is set to launch a new regional DDoS mitigation and application security data center in Dubai this October. With this expansion in the Middle East, Neustar Security Services is set to meet the demand for a local security presence that can ensure data...
BeyondTrust , the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, has announced the availability of all of BeyondTrust’s solutions for customer purchase in AWS Marketplace. The marketplace serves as a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy...
Integrated security manufacturer TDSi has unveiled the latest version of its powerful but highly flexible and secure access control GARDiS software – Version 2.4. The new enhancements include an enhanced Site Plan function, integration to Microsoft Active Directory, and Distributed Communications support for full security and...
The evolution of Cloud Native Application emerges from the adoption of multi- cloud with the recent technological trends of micro services, containers, serverless, and DevOps tools. The Cloud Native Applications shift the security focus from the infrastructure silos to the application workloads. Likewise, making security automation...
The US have confirmed their Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will support security efforts for the Qatar World Cup later this year. Rob Silvers, the under secretary for strategy, police and plans at DHS, confirmed the support in an interview with ABC News. He said: "We...
KPMG Lower Gulf has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CPX Holding (CPX), a UAE-based leading provider of digital-first cybersecurity solutions and services. The partnership will strengthen cybersecurity maturity in the UAE and help governments and businesses to protect their data. By working together, KPMG...
Cohesity, a leader in next-gen data management, has announced the general availability of Cohesity FortKnox; the software as a service (SaaS) data isolation and recovery solution. The software adds to the company’s Data Management as a Service portfolio of offerings that run on Amazon Web...
Cybersecurity specialists Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e& enterprise, which was formerly known as Etisalat Digital, have joined up with Cribl; a leader in observability ecosystems and unified data pipelines. The partnership will enable customers of Help AG in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi...
Dr Moataz Bin Ali, Area Vice President and Managing Director, Trend Micro MEA, looks at cybersecurity preparedness and how it can ensure longevity for businesses. The way we live, and work has changed drastically, thanks to the wave of digital transformation precipitated by the pandemic. As...
Cloud-first security solutions provider Barracuda Networks has found that HTML attachments are by far the most used by cybercriminals for malicious purposes. The company’s analysis of millions of email attachments over the past month revealed that a whole 1 in 5 HTML attachments were malicious. By comparison,...
TDSi has announced it has achieved Cyber Essentials Certification, which demonstrates the company’s dedication to fully securing its operations as well as its products and services. Backed by the UK Government through the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Cyber Essentials helps any size or type...
Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity, has unveiled the Unified Risk Platform; an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organisation’s threat profile and tailors defences against them in real time. Every product and service in Group-IB’s now consolidated security suite is enriched with information...
Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has been awarded the GovTech Innovation Awards for the Best Cybersecurity Solution for 2022. Dans manages air traffic movements daily at UAE’s four airports, including DXB, and had been selected for implementing a world-leader cybersecurity solution that is cloud-based with end-to-end...
The face of data protection is rapidly changing to keep pace with the demands of bigger, faster data. Omar Akar, Regional Vice President, Middle East & Emerging Africa, Pure Solutions, looks at what a modern data protection strategy needs to look like. The United Arab Emirates...
Cybereason, the XDR company, has issued a global threat alert advisory warning global organisations about a rise in ransomware attacks from the Black Basta gang. The Black Basta gang first emerged in April 2022 and has victimised nearly 50 companies in the United States, United Kingdom,...
Based on its recent analysis of the global operational technology cybersecurity industry, Frost & Sullivan has warded Nozomi Networks with the 2022 Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The award recognises and celebrates the work of Nozomi Networks for accelerating the digital transformation of businesses and government organisations...
A study by Freshworks has highlighted employee frustrations across the Middle East and Africa as inadequate workplace technology affects productivity, stress and mental health. The study found that poor workplace technology places second only to salaries as a top factor causing negative impact on employee job...
Global cybersecurity leader Dragos Inc has launched its latest technology product which aims to be a cybersecurity resource designed for industrial asset owners and operators to help them build their cybersecurity programs, improve their security postures and reduce risk. The new Dragos OT-CERT (Operational Technology -...
Rami Mashal, Regional Director, Middle East at Tanium, talks to Security Middle East about the issue of visibility in cybersecurity. Why is the visibility of IT environments often overlooked? As an industry, we have failed to properly implement the technology needed to have full visibility of IT environments...
Leading cybersecurity firm Evina is to release regular detailed reports on the most malicious apps across more than 80 countries including the Middle East and Africa. Evina currently protects more than 20 million transactions per day from being compromised by malicious apps. David Lotfi, CEO of Evina, said:...
Cybereason has revealed how 90% of organisations in the UAE that suffered a ransomware attack and paid the ransom, were then hit again. The data showed that 35% of these paid the second ransom, and a further 5% were targeted and paid a third time. The...
Delinea, a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for seamless security, has announced new features and enhancements to further expand Secret Server’s award-winning capabilities. In addition to new design updates based on customer feedback, the company introduced new security controls for better resiliency and...
IT security experts Barracuda Networks have exclusively shard their top security tips to help ensure the best web-application protection. Toni El Inati, RVP Sales, META & CEE, Barracuda Networks, shares security ABCs. For years, businesses in the UAE have been utilising software applications as an important...
New research commissioned by Cohesity, a leader in next-gen data management, reveals that while most IT and security operations (SecOps) decision-makers believe they should jointly share the responsibility for their organisation’s data security strategy. The research also highlighted that many of these teams are not collaborating as effectively...
Cybereason, the XDR company, has named StarLink as its preferred Value-Added Distributor (VAD) for the Middle East and Turkey (MET) regions to empower organisations to deliver Zero Trust security agendas. Under terms of the new agreement, StarLink will represent Cybereason across the region and introduce security...
Mandiant has announced the launch of its digital risk protection solution that will help organisations to stay relentless in fighting to protect digital assets, supply chain and brand against cyberattacks. The new solution will harness the power of the Mandiant Advantage multi-vendor XDR platform to to...
Global leader in cybersecurity training and certifications, SANS Institute has announced its Summer Dunes 2022 training program. The in-depth and comprehensive training will focus on digital forensic methodologies and will teach participants how to mitigate even the most complex cyber-attacks. Held in person at the Crowne Plaza...
US based Spirion LLC is strengthening its cybersecurity portfolio by partnering and launching in the Middle East with Dubai-based Spire Solutions. The partnership will see the Tampa based company extend its software distribution channels at a global level across both public and private sectors. Spirion President and...
Cohesity, a leader in next-gen data management, has announced its expanding the availability of its Data Management as a Service (DMaaS) offerings to customers in the Middle East. DMaaS is a portfolio of ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) offerings designed to provide enterprise and mid-size customers...
Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity, has shared its analysis of the landscape of the most widespread cyber threat in the world: scams. Accounting for 57% of all financially motivated cybercrime, the scam industry is becoming more structured and involves more and more parties...
Global cybersecurity leader Group-IB has unveiled its annual ransomware guidebook, which has seen the average ransom demand grow by 45% to reach $247,000. The guide is the second in the series, It also notes the increase in greed by ransomware gangs. A record-breaking ransom of $240...
Global cloud software company NetApp® has teamed up with NVIDIA to advance its supercomputing infrastructure. The announcement sees that NetApp EF600 all-flash NVMe storage combined with the BeeGFS parallel file system is now certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD™. The new certification simplifies artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Global leader in cybersecurity solutions, Fortinet has announced its Training Institute programs will help to close the cybersecurity gaps. In September last year, Fortinet pledged to train 1 million people in cybersecurity as part of the company’s commitment to address the cyber talent shortage. Through the...