Positive Technologies has conducted comprehensive research into the activities of APT groups targeting organizations in the Middle East. The experts have found that 88% of the groups under review were attacking Saudi Arabia, and the five most attacked sectors were government agencies, manufacturing, telecommunications, the military-industrial...
Emirates Investment Bank allegedly experienced a data breach, however, the motive for the attack is undisclosed. The hack was made public after a hacker known as JustAnon69 posted on the dark web to boast of gaining access to Emirates Investment Bank details and attempting to sell...
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...
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...
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,...
Group-IB, one of the global cybersecurity leaders, carried out a deep dive into exposed digital assets discovered in 2021 and identified more than 300,000 exposed databases. The findings showed that in the second half of 2021, the number of public-facing databases increased by 16% to 165,600...
XDR company Cybereason has strengthened its senior team by hiring Hussam Sidani as Regional Vice President. The move comes as the company continues to expand in the Middle East. Sidani will oversee the company's operations in the Middle East and Turkey as well as being responsible...
March 31st marks World Backup Day, as recent experts suggest that 80% of organisations have not backed up their data. Oliver Cronk, Chief Architect for EMEA at Tanium, said: "World Backup Day is an initiative that should be taken seriously because I see many cases where backups...
A survey from cybersecurity company Trellix has found that more than three quarters (86%) of cybersecurity professionals believe they have been targeted by nation-state threats. The report highlighted that professionals felt they needed increased government support to fight cyber attacks; 9 in 10 respondents think the...
A new cyber security company has been launched in the UAE to protect businesses and government entities against the increasing number of cyber threats. The company called CPX Holding has been launched as a result of the vulnerabilities exposed after the COVID-19 pandemic, in which many...
The UAE Cybersecurity Council has tested cyber defence operations via a virtual exercise with 140 collaborating countries. The exercise, named 'Cyber 193', was held in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Held over a 24 hour period, the cybersecurity project was...
Dubai has confirmed its first crypto law as it forms a regulatory body for cryptocurrency and blockchain assets. The new law comes from the Emirate of Dubai as it tries to position itself as a world leader in terms of emerging technologies like cryptocurrency and blockchain. The emirate...
The largest school group in the UAE, Gems Education, was the target of a cyber attack on Thursday 24th February. The education organisation confirmed the attack to Khaleej Times on Thursday. Gems said they became aware of the recent cyber security incident at which time they “immediately enacted their cyber-security response...
Technology company Cybereason has identified new malware variants that have previously been used in cyberespionage operations. The unidentified malware variants were leveraged in two separate Iranian state-sponsored cyberespionage operations targeting a wide range of organisations in multiple global regions. One of the malicious operations is deploying ransomware...
Google has made its first steps as it pledges to invest in long-term security and prevent future cyber attacks by completing the purchase of Israeli company Siemplify. The move to purchase Siemplify was due to its specialism within security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). Google has not...
An overwhelming 90% of UAE organisations are anticipating a moderate to substantial increase in demand during the 2021 holiday season, according to research from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye. This expected increase in demand makes organisations more vulnerable to cyber attacks, making peak holiday season a risky...
Stephen Burke, ceo and founder of Cyber Risk Aware looks at what we have learnt and what we need to know when it comes to cybersecurity in 2021 Nothing could have prepared us for 2020 - a year that demanded a swift and dramatic restructure of corporate operations...
SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, announced SANS Muscat 2019, the company’s first ever cyber security training event to be held in Oman, from April 27, 2019 to May 2, 2019 at the InterContinental Hotel, Muscat. The event, which is already highly subscribed,...
Only four out of 10 CEOs in Saudi Arabia say their organisation is prepared to thwart any cyber-attack, according to the second edition of the “Saudi Arabia CEO Outlook 2018” report released by KPMG Al Fozan & Partners. Fifty-two percent of Saudi CEOs also believe becoming...
Protecting places of mass gathering with specific reference to cyber security will be the focus of the inaugural CYMASS Security Conference to be held in Dubai at the end of February 2017. Presented by Austability and Emirates Group Security, the event will bring together industry experts...
Security & Fire Excellence Awards, which will take place on Monday 02 December 2024 at JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane in London!
Following the incredible event in December, we are very excited to back at the highly prestigious Great Room at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, this year running alongside IFSEC, FIREX, Facilities Show and Safety & Health Expo which take place on 2–4 December, 2024 at ExCel London.
Offering elegance, flexibility and sheer quality, JW Marriott Grosvenor House London is a meeting destination of unrivalled luxury in the heart of Mayfair. Since 1929, the Great Room has welcomed royalty, presidents, actors and musicians for the most exclusive and lavish events. One of Europe’s largest and most impressive event spaces to dine banquet style, the Great Room has always been the jewel in Grosvenor House’s crown.
Security & Fire Excellence Awards is the perfect opportunity for you to recognise and reward the excellence of your teams and to network and socialise with the very best in your industry, plus with the early December dateline, combined with the shared dateline with IFSEC and FIREX, you can now cost effectively combine your attendance with your company’s festive celebrations and exhibition participation too!