Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Partnership costs: third party incidents became most costly enterprise data breaches in 2021
The latest edition of Kaspersky’s annual IT Security Economics report reveals the growing severity of cybersecurity incidents affecting businesses through suppliers that they share data with. The average financial impact of such an event for an enterprise reached $1.4 million in 2021 which makes it the costliest type of incident worldwide, while the same type of attack […]
GCC Agency W7Worldwide Creates PR Campaign with Impact for Leading Cybersecurity Conference MENA ISC 2021
Multi award winning independent GCC agency W7Worldwide delivered a phenomenally successful communications campaign for MENA ISC 2021. The Middle East and North Africa Information Security Conference represents the biggest Cybersecurity Conference in the MENA region. Hosted by cybersecurity advisory company VirtuPort for the past 9 years, the 2021 event took place in Riyadh as a hybrid virtual event on 25th – […]
Cisco Establishes Trust Benchmark for Digital Transformation
Cisco’s New Trust Standard offers an industry benchmark for businesses to grow confidence and develop trusted digital relationships with their customers This new framework raises the bar for building trust with customers as work becomes hybrid, more data is collected online, and cyber threats increase. Cisco also publishes new data from its 2021 Consumer Privacy Survey; key findings […]
GITEX 2021: ICS Computers in UAE subject to increased cyber threats when compared to worldwide
At GITEX Technology Week 2021, Kaspersky highlights Cyber threats seen across the region. Cyber threats against ICS systems stand out as the most prominent. The UAE experienced a 4% increase in attacks against ICS computers during the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year. This stands higher than the global average, […]
88% of UAE residents are reconsidering social media, says Kaspersky
According to a new Kaspersky study, 88% of people across the United Arab Emirates of people are changing their attitude towards social media, due to its potential negative impact on mental health. As achieving a digital balance becomes a priority for more people, Kaspersky has partnered with Neil Tranter, a mindfulness teacher, to develop a dedicated meditation […]
Bring Kaspersky researchers into your security team: new service delivers first-hand cyberthreat insights on request
A new Kaspersky Ask the Analyst service will allow businesses to reach out to the company’s researchers for their opinions and guidance on cyber threats and security issues. The program will include malware sample analysis, malware family information or certain threat descriptions, requests for dark web intelligence or further information on published Kaspersky APT Intelligence […]
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Kaspersky: 36% of social media users in the UAE escape the pandemic reality by following influencers
People worldwide are turning to virtual, ‘parasocial’ relationships with influencers to cope with the effects of the pandemic According to Kaspersky’s latest research, one-sided relationships, also known as ‘parasocial relationships’, have blossomed worldwide amid social distancing and national Covid-19 lockdowns. A global study of more than 15,000 people in 25 countries from security firm Kaspersky* […]
Mimecast to Showcase Powerful New AI Security Tool at GITEX 2021
Mimecast, a leading email and cyber resilience company, will showcase its new artificial intelligence capabilities at GITEX Technology Week 2021. Mimecast CyberGraph is a new add-on for Mimecast Secure Email Gateway that is engineered to use artificial intelligence to help detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks. In Mimecast’s latest State of Email Security 2021 report, 55% of […]
Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud ensures 100% protection from ransomware, confirmed AV-TEST
Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud demonstrated 100% efficiency against ransomware attacks, according to a recent assessment by AV-TEST. As a result of three different scenarios and 113 attack samples, the product didn’t lose a single user file and outran 10 different cybersecurity vendors. For the last several years, ransomware has grown into an industry with plenty of malware families, […]
Kaspersky teams up with Ali-A, Yammy XOX, and Fnatic’s Boaster to evangelize fearless gaming
To put gamers firmly in the driving seat, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, combined efforts with world-renowned gamers: Ali-A, Yammy XOX, and Boaster to bring fearless gaming to the rapidly growing gamer community and drive awareness about cybersecurity. PC gaming has undergone a resurgence in recent years, as people increasingly look to immerse themselves in a different […]
BloodyStealer: new advanced stealer targets accounts of popular online gaming platforms
Kaspersky researchers have discovered an advanced Trojan, dubbed the BloodyStealer, sold on darknet forums and used to steal gamers’ accounts on popular gaming platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin. With features to avoid analysis and detection, a low subscription price, and some interesting capabilities, BloodyStealer is a prime example of the type […]
FinFisher spyware improves its arsenal with four levels of obfuscation, UEFI infection and more
Kaspersky researchers presented a comprehensive investigation into all the recent updates introduced into FinSpy spyware for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and its installers. The research, which took eight months to complete, uncovers four-layer obfuscation and advanced anti-analysis measures employed by the spyware’s developers, as well as the employment of a UEFI bootkit to infect victims. […]
Dell Technologies Drives the Evolution of Modern Support and Security
Services and security updates deliver customized IT support and secure PC experiences for work-from-anywhere employees Dubai, UAE – Sept. 30, 2021 ProSupport Suite for PCs enhancements provide greater IT visibility, remote remediation, actionable recommendations and the industry’s first automated custom update catalog management and deployment capabilities AI-driven support, tools and cloud portal now available for […]
One in three (32%) SMBs in Saudi Arabia launched new products during the pandemic
When the pandemic had just started in March 2020, developing new products was a way to respond to the uniquely challenging situation for 32% of small and medium companies, according to a recent Kaspersky study. The lockdowns shook the financial wellbeing of the majority of SMBs in Saudi Arabia (52%), and they had to take […]
Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) to Convene Global Leaders In-Person in February 2022
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 29 2021: The 2022 edition of the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) will be held on 1st and 2nd of February 2022 in Riyadh under the High Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The GCF 2022 theme, Rethinking the Global Cyber Order, will focus on the root […]
Kaspersky marks International Day for Universal Access to Information
International Access to Information Day is celebrated on 28 September. This day was initiated by the international organization, UNESCO to promote the adoption of freedom of information laws, provide people of all ages and genders with access to and the exchange of information, and cultural diversity in cyberspace. One goal of the holiday is to provide equal […]
Patch management combined with robust password policies reduce the risk of cyberattacks to businesses by up to 60%
In six in ten (63%) cyberattacks investigated by the Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team, adversaries used password brute force and vulnerability exploitation as initial vectors to compromise the organization’s environment. Results of Kaspersky’s new Incident Response Analytics Report demonstrate that just implementing an appropriate patch management policy decreases the risk of incidents by 30%, and a robust […]
TikTok and WhatsApp – what were kids in Saudi Arabia interested in online this summer?
A new Kaspersky Safe Kids research has revealed the online content that children were most interested in during summer 2021. During this time, TikTok managed to overtake WhatsApp in the list of apps where kids in Saudi Arabia spent the most time. Instagram’s popularity among children continued to decline while Eurovision became popular, and Brawl Stars surpassed […]
Kaspersky releases its first Transparency Report
Committed to greater transparency, the global cybersecurity company has publicly shared information on requests received from government and law enforcement agencies, and users for data and technical expertise in 2020 and H1 2021. Thanks to the growing importance of technology in modern life, demand for greater transparency of the software we use is also growing, […]
QakBot banking malware is on the rise: number of attacked users grew 65% in 2021
20 September 2021 The number of users attacked with QakBot – a powerful banking Trojan, in the first seven months of 2021 grew by 65% in comparison to the same period in 2020 and reached 17,316 users worldwide, demonstrating that this threat is increasingly affecting internet users. This rise has drawn the attention of Kaspersky […]
Nutanix to Host .NEXT In-Person Event Focused on Cloud Computing in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 21st September, 2021 — Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced that it will host its annual .NEXT In-person conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 22, 2021 under the theme ‘Cloud on Your Own Terms’. The event will be taking place alongside the company’s Global .NEXT Digital Experience 2021. The conference will […]
KSA: industrial control systems spyware and malicious scripts on the rise in H1 2021
According to Kaspersky ICS CERT, almost one in three industrial computer was subject to malicious activity in H1 2021. During the first half of 2021, cybercriminals intensively used various types of spyware and malicious scripts while performing their attacks. These types of threats are growing for the second six-month period and pose a big challenge […]