As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, we are looking at key topics affecting cybersecurity from threat detection and risk management to defence technologies and practices. Firstly we're looking at what the cybersecurity threat landscape is like in 2022, particularly as cyber criminals become...
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....
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,...
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...
A recent study from the world's leading VPN service, NordVPN, has revealed that 86% of consumers are reasonably concerned about their data privacy. Furthermore, it found that 92% of consumers also fail to protect their privacy, leaving them open to cyber attacks. The study focused on American...
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 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...
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...
Research from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found mobile malware attacks in the UAE have had a steady decline in 2021. Kaspersky revealed that, in 2021, UAE users faced 29% fewer mobile malware attacks than in 2020. However, the cybersecurity firm’s Mobile Threats in 2021 report highlighted that...
A report by Chainalysis has found that cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021. This was a 30% increase compared to 2020. The latest figure makes up a significant fee of the $33 billion worth of funds cybercriminals have mined since 2017. Commenting on the...
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...
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority has joined forces with telecom operator Etisalat and security software company Trend Micro to strengthen cyber security measures and capabilities within the UAE government. The project, named Cyber Eye, will form a central part of the UAE's current cyber security strategy. The...
Intersec 2022 will be welcoming ethical hacker, Freaky Clown (FC) to the show, who will be headlining the Cyber Security Lab, held in partnership with UAE Cyber Security Council. As a well-recognised ethical hacker and social engineer, FC will be disclosing secret tactics and his unique...
Cybercriminals are targeting the growing online presence of businesses in the region, with attacks on web applications being the leading form of exploit. With this growing trend towards digital service channels, Dimension Data’s parent company, NTT Ltd., in its 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report, has found...
RSA® Conference has announced a number of pre-conference activities to take place on November 14th at RSA Conference in Abu Dhabi. The pre-conference agenda will be comprised of an exciting Learning Lab that is based on a cyber-crisis live exercise scenario in addition to a...
Thales is strengthening its business and commitment to the cybersecurity market in the Middle East with new executive appointments to its e-Security team. Philip Schreiber has been appointed regional sales director Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), previously regional sales manager sub-Saharan Africa at Thales...
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