Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Kaspersky named a Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training
Kaspersky is the most recommended vendor among recipients of the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training recognition[1]. As the only Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) vendor to achieve the accolade, Kaspersky is also the only company to have Customers’ Choice status in EPP, and Security Awareness (SA) categories. 2021 has put a […]
Advanced malicious campaign moves from East to West
Kaspersky discovered that a malicious campaign dubbed Roaming Mantis, previously targeting mostly Asian regions, is expanding its infections via actively smishing (attacking through phishing mobile text messages and redirecting users to malicious content) new targets in Germany and France. The actor behind the campaign spreads mobile malware and phishing pages to collect targets’ private information […]
Safe connection: how to digitally protect yourself on Valentine’s Day and beyond
The amount of information we share online is on the rise, and this is particularly true when it comes to online dating – especially as looking for love requires us to open up about our personal lives to form connections. The scale of this information sharing has led some users to fall foul of digital […]
Cybersecurity strategies to safeguard Saudi digital transformation gains
By Ibrahim Alshamrnie, Chief Security Officer, Huawei Saudi Arabia Technology has brought immense benefits to Saudi enterprises. The digital transformation it has fostered has launched numerous new business and revenues models while boosting efficiency and reducing costs. PWC estimates that GCC countries could add up to $255 billion to regional GDP by accelerating their digital economies by […]
Log4Shell exploitation continues: more than 30,000 scans reported in January
Discovered in December 2021, Log4Shell quickly became infamous as the vulnerability of the year. Although the Apache Foundation released a patch for this CVE shortly after its discovery, this vulnerability continues to pose a huge threat for individuals and organizations. In fact, during the first three weeks of January, Kaspersky products blocked 30,562 attempts to attack […]
Kaspersky’s protection is out of this world in Roland Emmerich’s latest epic sci-fi film, #Moonfall
A global cybersecurity company plays a crucial role in protecting Moonfall’s heroes on their historic journey to save Earth. What if one day, humanity was threatened by its only natural satellite – the moon? The epic new sci-fi disaster film, Moonfall, is directed by the internationally renowned Roland Emmerich and written by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser & […]
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Escaping from the spy: how to avoid falling a victim of Pegasus
It is generally believed that it is impossible to completely protect yourself from professional surveillance software. Although it may be very difficult to prevent the successful exploitation and infection of the mobile device, users can still take certain measures that make it hard for the attackers to target them. According to media reports, it is […]
Kaspersky launches video game to play at work
Kaspersky has released a new, story-rich, mobile cybersecurity quest titled [Dis]connected. The interactive adventure is a dive into the daily routine of a person in the near future who is on a quest to maintain a healthy work-life balance and be successful in both their career and relationships. To complement traditional security awareness training programs […]
Researcher showcases fundamentals for more efficient cryptography implementations
Abu Dhabi-UAE: 31 January 2021 – Researchers who are interested in pushing the limits of public-key cryptography should expand their understanding of the basics. “People often question the utility of pairing-based cryptography and complain it is too slow, so any speedups we can achieve are useful,” said Michael Scott, a senior cryptographic researcher at the Technology […]
BARQ Systems announces new Security Operations Center as-a-Service as part of their Managed Services portfolio offering during LEAP 2022
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 31, 2022 —BARQ Systems, a leading regional IT services provider serving business and government clients across Middle East, and Africa (MEA), announced their transition to an IT Service Provider, offering a full-fledged Managed Services Portfolio. As part of this transition, BARQ Systems is launching a new Security Operations Center as a […]
Kaspersky celebrates fourfold growth in MSP sales since 2019
In the first three years of its MSP Foundation project, Kaspersky has achieved fourfold growth in sales among its managed service providers. In addition, the number of active partners has increased three and a half times since 2018, with significant growth in countries within Europe, North America, and South Africa. The introduction of a flexible pay-as-you-go […]
More elusive and more persistent: the third known firmware bootkit shows major advancement
Kaspersky’s researchers have uncovered the third case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within a computer’s Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, an essential part of computers, in the SPI flash, a storage component external to the hard drive. Such implants are notoriously difficult to remove and […]
Cybercriminals use new tactics to attack industrial organizations – all in a hunt for corporate credentials
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new, rapidly evolving, series of spyware campaigns, attacking more than 2,000 industrial enterprises across the globe. Unlike many mainstream spyware campaigns, these attacks stand out due to the limited number of targets in each attack, and the very short lifespan of each malicious sample. The study identified more than 25 […]
IT as a perspective area: 83% of children in Saudi Arabia are interested in Information Technology
A global Kaspersky survey, covering distance education issues, revealed parents’ and children’s attitude to the jobs in IT area According to the survey, 83% of young respondents in Saudi Arabia find the IT area interesting. Moreover, 80% of them would like to work in the Information Technology space in the future. Less than a quarter […]
Kaspersky Report: MSPs Across META Unveil In-Demand Security Services
The majority (93%) of managed service providers (MSPs) in the META region are currently planning to add new services to their cybersecurity portfolio, with managed detection and response and targeted attack discovery are being the top choice (33%). These are the findings of a new Kaspersky report ‘MSP market focus: IT security challenges and opportunities in […]
Snatch that crypto: BlueNoroff threat actor drains cryptocurrency startups’ accounts
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a series of attacks by advanced persistent threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff against small and medium-sized companies worldwide resulting in major cryptocurrency losses for the victims. The campaign, dubbed SnatchCrypto, is aimed at various companies that, by the nature of their work, deal with cryptocurrencies and smart contracts, DeFi, Blockchain, and the […]
Secure-by-design safety and security solutions being showcased by Huawei during Intersec 2022
The company’s advanced solutions and policies will further enable organizations in the Middle East to meet their digital transformation goals more securely and in line with global standards As the ‘Cyber Security Lab Headline Sponsor’, Huawei is supporting discussions and evaluation of best practices to manage evolving cyber threats Dubai, UAE – January 16, 2022: Huawei, a […]
More than a third of clinicians in the META region have had their patients’ data compromised when conducting remote telehealth sessions
Global Kaspersky research[1] unveils that 37% of healthcare providers in the META region have experienced cases where their employees compromised customers’ personal information during remote consultations. In addition to this, almost half of providers (45%) believe that their clinicians don’t clearly understand how patients’ data is protected. However, 71% of them believe it is important for the […]
Researchers harden novel cryptography library from side-channel attacks
Abu Dhabi-UAE: 14 January 2022 – Cryptographers have long recognized that quantum computers could break existing cryptographic systems to secure data, financial systems, and the Internet. This has invigorated a wide-ranging effort to discover, analyze, and test various alternative cryptographic systems resistant to quantum computing attacks. Researchers at the Technology Innovation Institute’s Cryptography Research Centre in […]
Personal employee information leakage is the least disclosed type of breach across the META region
The Kaspersky Employee Wellbeing 2021 report[1] unveils that while organizations regularly face employee data leakage, almost half of them (36%) prefer not to disclose these incidents publicly. At the same time, staff may lack basic cybersecurity knowledge to protect themselves as only 38% of businesses offer IT security training. A successful corporate cyber-defense is impossible without […]
Kaspersky named a Major Player in Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprise and SMB by IDC MarketScape
Kaspersky was recently named as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape reports for ‘Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Small and Midsize Businesses 2021 Vendor Assessment’ (Doc #US48304721) and ‘Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2021 Vendor Assessment’ (Doc #US48306021). The recognition is testament to the breadth and quality of products, services, and training solutions that Kaspersky offers its corporate […]
Kaspersky unveils new training for malware analysts as lack of expertise becomes main reason to outsource IT security
More than half (51%) of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises (41%) cited that meeting compliance requirements and attaining special expertise as ‘as their top reasons for engaging third-party security specialists in 2021 across the META region, according to the Kaspersky annual IT Security Economics report. To help IT security workers reach that highly sought-after professional level, […]