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...
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...
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...
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 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...
The three-day activities of the 14th International Event for Homeland Security and Civil Defence, Milipol Qatar 2022 kicked off at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha today. With wide international and local participation, 220 international and local exhibiting companies from different countries of the...
DNS management and security provider Infoblox has unveiled a global report detailing the state of security across the world. The report covers security concerns, costs and procedures. The survey covered 1,100 respondents in IT and cybersecurity roles in 11 countries; United States, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom,...
Cybersecurity is ever evolving and growing, and it's clear the industry has come far in recent years. The comparison between now and fifteen years ago is wildly different, and is something IronNet, Inc. has examined closely. Senior solutions analyst Dan Norman from ISF discussed the evolution...
BlackBerry Limited has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Midis Group to expand its go-to-market sales motion across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The move comes from the technology company Midis Group, which boasts a network of over 170 affiliates...
The Saudi Banks Media and Awareness Committee has warned bank customers that they could easily be victims of new fraud methods. The new fraud methods, based on social engineering, target victims and exploit them through psychological manipulation which leads eventually to the disclosure of confidential data...
Saudi Arabia will host the annual Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) in November, held by the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA). This year's theme is "Rethinking the Global Cyber Order" and will see GCF 2022 include key decision-makers and executives from international organisations with expertise in cybersecurity. Additionally, attendees...
IT company Riverbed has unveiled its latest strategy to support its global customer base and accelerate growth within a $19 billion market. As well as the new strategye, Riverbed is also announcing a new brand identity across its portfolio; including Alluvio. The new identity has been...
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...
Leading cybersecurity company Fortinet has announced the launch of their new workforce security awareness and training service. The new service will allow companies to further protect their security by advancing their employees’ cybersecurity skillsets and knowledge. A Fortinet survey found that 73 percent of organisations had at...
A new market report has predicted that 90% of all cybersecurity requirements will be able to be fulfilled by a service model in the next three years. The report comes from Help AG's latest State of the Market Report 2022, which focuses exclusively on digital security...
Leading test and measurement equipment provider Keysight Technologies has emphasised the need for cloud visibility and its applications within security. As securing digital assets and infrastructure becomes a central priority for many businesses in light of tighter security measures, it's never been more important for secure...
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...
In the wake of increasing risk of cyber attacks, ATG Digital has highlighted the dangers of visitor data protection. Personal data is under siege from all sides and with notable cases in the headlines including Experian, Lightstone and TransUnion, it's never been more important to tackle...
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...
Cybersecurity experts have warned that scams and ransomware incidents are quickly becoming the most common cyberattack method on businesses in the Middle East. Ashraf Koheil, Director of the Middle East and Africa Business for cybersecurity firm Group-IB spoke to Al Arabiya English about the risks facing...
Jobs and hiring activity within the aerospace, defence and security industries in the Middle East and Africa has risen by 4.6% in February 2022. On the whole, this is a decrease of 0.04% compared with the previous month according to the latest data from GlobalData’s...
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...
Cybersecurity provider NetWitness has urged businesses to prepare for potential cyber attacks as a result of the Russian Ukraine conflict. NetWitness, an RSA business and globally trusted provider of cybersecurity technologies and incident response services, has released guidance from its Incident Response team urging global enterprises...
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...
Leader in cloud-native security, Qualys will participate in GISEC 202 to showcase their range of cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions. The appearance comes as the Middle East saw a sharp surge in cyberattacks since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first half of 2021,...
Israel's cabinet has appointed Gaby Portnoy to head up the country's National Cyber Directorate. Portnoy will replace Yigal Unna, who stepped down last month, as chief of cyber security. The Israel government confirmed the appointment of the retired military intelligence general on Sunday to news agency Reuters. The...
Saudi Arabia's cybersecurity has seen an increased volume of women taking up roles, as 45% of positions are held by females. The latest statistics published by the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) have revealed the rise. The global representation of women in...
The bi-annual NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report has underlined the dramatic impact cyberattacks continue to have on governments and private and public organisations across the world. The first half of 2021 saw approximately 5.4million Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks – a figure that is 11 per...
Israeli cybersecurity firm XM Cyber is entering the Persian Gulf for the first time, according to Globes, Israel business news. The start-up was co-founded by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo and will be selling its products to protect the region’s gas, oil and financial infrastructures. The...
SentinelOne, a cybersecurity solution, has announced its SentinelOne Singularity marketplace now includes integrations with Cloudflare and Zscaler. The expanding ecosystem will offer joint solutions that provide unified visibility across the entire enterprise and cloud attack surface. Cloudflare’s edge capabilities will seamlessly combine with SentinelOne’s AI-powered endpoint...
Cisco is helping to upskill 8,000 trainers from the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) in a move that will help accelerate Saudi Arabia’s digitisation agenda. Through the Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad), the trainers’ digital skills will be developed in the fields of...
Saudi Arabia will make a bold entry onto the global tech stage later this year with a ground-breaking, mega cybersecurity event that will bring together the world’s best hackers and trainers in the Kingdom. The Saudi Federation of Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP), which has masterminded...
NDR, EDR and XDR – these buzzwords often cause confusion among IT decision-makers who are responsible for their company's cybersecurity. In many cases, due to the numerous offers and the differently advertised scopes of services, it is not clear what exactly is hidden behind these...
Leading email defence company Vade Secure has partnered with Global Security Network (GSN), a UAE-based company that has spent more than 20 years delivering security solutions in the Middle East. GSN’s customers in the region will now be able to use the Vade Secure predictive...
Johan Paulsson, CTO at Axis Communications gives his six top trends for the physical security sector in 2021 When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, few would have predicted the enormous impact it would have across the world. In the physical security sector we have seen technology implemented...