Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
SAS Honored by the UAE Leadership at the Hackathon 5.0
As one of the key event sponsors, SAS showcased the power of AI and machine learning Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (8th March 2022): With the successful conclusion of the UAE Hackathon 5.0, SAS, leader in analytics, was honored by H.E. Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development and H. E. Engineer Majed Sultan Al […]
Kaspersky highlights the importance of encouraging and empowering women to pursue careers in IT security #IWD2022
More than half (56%) of women in tech have seen levels of gender equality improve in their organization over the past two years, with a further 70% agreeing that their skills and experience were considered ahead of gender when applying for their first role in IT or tech. This progression in such a short space […]
Enabling the military sector and providing innovative technologies during the World Defense Show #WDS2022
Riyadh, 8 March 2022: The Kingdom’s leading digital enabler, stc group demonstrates its digital solutions that provisions the military sector through advanced communication products working to secure communication channels for the military, as well as a range of cyber technological solutions and a range of military’s medical technologies to support field hospitals. stc group showcases […]
Finastra’s Hack to the Future 4 opens with focus on sustainable and inclusive finance, BaaS and DeFi
Launch coincides with International Women’s Day in alignment with Finastra’s commitment to forwarding diversity, equity and inclusion across financial services Dubai, UAE – March 8, 2022 – Finastra has opened its fourth annual global Hackathon. Building on the success of its previous events – to redefine finance for good and build an unbiased fintech future […]
ICAD showcases its Defense and Security Solutions at the World Defense Show #WDS2022
Innovative Contractors for Advanced Dimensions (ICAD) – Global Technology Corporation – is participating in the World Defense Show in Riyadh from 6 to 9 March 2022. ICAD, a leading integration company in the fields of technology and advanced systems as well as the security & defense sector, will showcase several technologies including: 400 Hz Converters, […]
Industrial control systems at risk as the share of computers attacked with miners, spyware and malicious scripts on the rise in H2 2021
During the second half of 2021, almost 40% of all industrial control systems’ (ICS) computers were attacked by malicious software at least once. Even though the overall number of attacks has seen a slight decrease when compared to H1 2021, the ICS threat landscape in the second half of the year has become highly diversified, […]
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stc participates in the World Defense Show 2022 through advanced digital solutions #WDS2022
Riyadh, 6 March 2022: stc, the leading digital enabler in KSA, participates in the World Defense Show 2022, taking place in the capital Riyadh, through a range of digital and technological solutions that assists the security and military operations. stc will be showcasing its advanced technological communication solutions that provide secure communication channels for the […]
EDGE Unveils Two Homeland Security Solutions at World Defense Show 2022 #WDS2022
SIGN4L’s integrated products provide a decisive advantage to government & security organisations Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: 6 March, 2022 – EDGE Group entity,SIGN4L, a regional leader in the development of agile, adaptive and reliable electronic warfare and intelligence (EW&I) solutions, today announced the launch of two new state-of-the-art homeland security systems at the World Defense Show (WDS) […]
DDoS attacks hit a record high in Q4 2021
Compared to Q3 2021, the total number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 shows an increase of 52%. This is 4.5 times more than the same time last year. These and other findings were published in the new Kaspersky DDoS attacks in Q4 2021 report. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks pose […]
Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response gets highest rating in Gartner Peer InsightsTM
Kaspersky has received its highest evaluation from customers on Gartner Peer Insights for its Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response. As of February 8th , 2022, the company has received an overall rating of five out of five, based on 33 verified reviews, with 100% of users willing to recommend the solution, Gartner Peer Insights is […]
The Power of Tanium Cloud: Providing Visibility, Log4j Remediation for Millions of Devices
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 31, 2022 – As organizations around the world gathered their diminishing IT resources to identify and remediate the critical level Log4J vulnerability with CVSS score 10, Tanium Cloud, the only multi-OS endpoint management and security platform that requires zero infrastructure, enabled customers to quickly roll out new capabilities that thwart […]
Every third banking malware attack in 2021 was directed at corporate users
In 2021, the financial threats landscape witnessed positive changes with the overall number of users affected by malware reduced significantly, including a 35% drop in PC malware. Still, financial organizations, as cybercriminals’ most lucrative targets, continue to face massive threats. According to Kaspersky’s new Financial cyberthreats in 2021 report, attacks are becoming increasingly corporate rather […]
Physical security industry embraces new technology to adapt to changing conditions, shows new report from Genetec
Insights from over 2,000 physical security leaders show changing role of security industry, accelerated move to the cloud and increasing investments in access control Dubai, UAE, February 28, 2022—Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today shared the results of its state of the industry […]
Kaspersky reports the anomalous growth of the mobile malware in Saudi Arabia in 2021
While analyzing the threat landscape of Saudi Arabia, Kaspersky saw a steady increase in attacks on mobile devices in the region. The overall mobile malware attacks have increased by almost a fifth, which is opposite of the regional and global trend. These and other findings are featured in Kaspersky’s Mobile Threats in 2021 report. While […]
levigo systems becomes Kaspersky’s largest MSP partner in DACH
Over the past seven years, Managed Services Provider (MSP) levigo systems has strengthened its cybersecurity offerings with Kaspersky, making it to protect around 3,000 customer endpoints in the DACH region, comprising of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. After successfully testing Kaspersky solutions to protect its own IT ecosystem first, levigo systems is now Kaspersky’s largest MSP […]
Chinese Report on Suspected NSA Hack Shows Beijing Pushing Back
Chinese cybersecurity firm outlines research on hack from 2013 Beijing may be rethinking its tactics for dealing with U.S. For years, Washington has accused Beijing of instigating cyberattacks against the US. and its allies. Now, a Chinese cybersecurity firm says it has identified hacking within China by a group linked to the National Security Agency, […]
Business email compromise attacks scale up to 8000 in Q4, become more targeted
Business e-mail compromise (BEC) attacks are a type of fraud that involves impersonating a representative from a trusted business. According to Verizon, it was the second most common type of social engineering attack in 2021, and the FBI reported that BEC attacks cost U.S. businesses more than $2 billion from 2014 to 2019. Kaspersky experts […]
Kaspersky and INTERPOL thwart a cyber robbery in a central bank in Latin America
Joint efforts of Kaspersky and INTERPOL helped to prevent cyber criminals from stealing funds from a central bank in Latin America. Kaspersky experts discovered the incident when the attackers were attempting to find partners to help them conduct additional malicious activity. This sort of scheme has become particularly common over the past few years, wherein […]
Rackspace Technology Expands Strategic Partnership with Cloudflare to Offer Zero Trust Cloud Security Services to Customers Globally
Rackspace Technology Expands Strategic Partnership with Cloudflare to Offer Zero Trust Cloud Security Services to Customers Globally Middle East, 21 February 2022 – Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end, multicloud technology solutions company, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Cloudflare to offer expert services for Cloudflare Zero Trust, to help businesses reach their cloud-centric goals faster, support […]
Investments, streaming and a pandemic: how fraudsters used spam and phishing in 2021
During 2021, cyber-fraudsters involved in the creation and distribution of spam and phishing tried to lure users using topics focused on lucrative investments, online streaming of global movie or TV premieres and themes related to restrictions, requirements and benefits of the ongoing pandemic. These are the key outcomes of Kaspersky’s Annual Spam and Phishing Report. […]
Kaspersky empowers its Digital Footprint Intelligence with a service for taking down malicious domains
The Kaspersky Takedown Service provides end-to-end management of the entire process of taking down malicious and phishing domains. Together with Kaspersky Digital Footprint, which helps analysts explore the adversary’s view of their company resources, it allows companies to effectively respond to malicious sources or phishing threats targeted at your organization and your customers. Every week, Google […]
Help AG Partners with CyberArk to Deliver New Identity Security Solutions in the UAE and KSA
With new CyberArk identity security offerings, Help AG strategically expands its portfolio to help clients further reduce cybersecurity risk Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 16, 2022: Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital and the region’s trusted IT security advisor, introduced an addition to its portfolio aimed at improving security for its customers by focusing […]