ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has announced a new strategic thrust to reshape the company’s diverse digital security offerings and go-to-market model for fast-growing corporate clients. ESET is using its 30 years on the cybersecurity market including industry-leading threat research and consistent product innovation to...
CyberKnight Technologies, the cybersecurity focused distributor headquartered in Dubai, has announced a new partnership with Owl Cyber Defense. Owl Centre Defense is the leading provider of hardware-enforced security solutions for military, intelligence and critical infrastructure organisations, strategically aimed at addressing cybersecurity threats impacting critical infrastructure and...
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...
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...
Cyber security presents many challenges, and with events in Ukraine unfolding further, the question of how far cyber security has come is a hot topic. Senior Solutions Analyst Dan Norman from ISF sat down with Dr Michael Ehrlich to discuss the current state of cyber security...
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...
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...
Dubai Police and Digital Dubai are to work together to strengthen cybersecurity and fight cyber security issues. The two parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cyber innovation. Signed at the recently held GISEC, the agreement adds to the existing partnership between the government...
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...
Experts in identity security and prevention, Attivo will showcase their latest technology to tackle identity based attacks at GISEC 2022 in Dubai. The company will be expanding its Active Directory Protection portfolio with capabilities to efficiently detect identity-based attacks at the domain controller from all endpoints....
The International Defence Industry, Technology and Security Conference (IDITSC) has brought together industry leaders and experts at the event in Abu Dhabi. The event is under under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and...
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...
The latest report from security company ESET has found that ransomware and password guessing are the top two cybersecurity threats. The research summarised key statistics from ESET detection systems between September to December 2021. The data indicated there was a rise in email threats towards the...
Cybersecurity firm ColorTokens Inc has announced its long-term commitment to scaling across the Middle East. The US company is currently headquartered in San Jose in California, but wishes to support businesses further afield with their cyber security controls. The award-winning business reduces the complexity of defining...
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...
Cybersecurity companies Starlink and Anomali have announced their partnership to improve cyber security detection and defence. This new partnership will span across both the Middle East and Africa. Starlink provides cybersecurity and cloud advisory services which will compliment Anomali, who offer intelligence-driven extended detection and response...
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...
EDGE, the advanced technology group for defence and beyond, hosted its first workshop with the Ministry of Interior. The four-day event provided a platform for sharing insights, exchanging expertise and innovating ideas for future developments in the industry. During the course of the workshop EDGE entities...