Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Unveils First Post-Quantum Cryptography Library in UAE
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 29 March 2021: Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has launched the first Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) software library in the UAE. The library will advance the cryptographic and security capabilities of the emirate […]
Help AG Unifies Security Services in the Cloud with Cyber Edge X
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 29, 2021: Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital and the region’s trusted IT security advisor, has launched Cyber Edge X, a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offering that helps organizations redefine their perimeter security in the cloud. Cyber Edge X unifies networking and security services in a cloud-delivered architecture to […]
What 2020 has taught us about digital transformation
Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and South Africa at GoDaddy The year 2020 has seen profound and far-reaching change throughout society and the global economy. It seems that every industry and sector has been upended in some way, creating a shift that has changed the trajectory […]
Kaspersky launches ML-driven MDR for SMB, and splits B2B offering into frameworks based on customers’ IT security maturity
The new Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service ensures continuous machine learning-driven 24/7 protection while saving IT security teams’ resources for threat analysis, investigation, and response. Thanks to two product tiers, Kaspersky MDR is now available not only for large enterprises but for medium-sized businesses with different levels of IT security maturity and needs. […]
‘Three Forces are Driving the New Cloud Shift for Organizations in Saudi Arabia,’ says Nutanix Saudi Country Head
Riyadh, KSA, 25 March 2021: Cloud adoption is accelerating in Saudi during the pandemic as organizations seek to rapidly deploy applications, tools, and services that are suited to remote working. But the ways in which clouds are being deployed, and the reasons why, have changed. Mohammad Abulhouf, General Manager, Saudi & Bahrain at Nutanix outlines the […]
Attacks against remote access protocols continue to rise over the past year, reaching 22.5 million in Saudi Arabia
With the ongoing battle against the pandemic, remote working continues to come with new security risks and threats against companies and employees. One of the most common was attacks against the protocols used by employees to access corporate resources remotely. Kaspersky reports that Saudi Arabia saw more than 22.5 million brute force attacks in 2020, on Remote Desktop Protocols (RDPs). […]
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Remote Workers in the Crosshairs: Mimecast Publishes New Report Detailing Threat Actor Attacks During “The Year of Social Distancing”
Company researchers report a 48% rise in threat volume in the first year of the pandemic; Threat actor attack volume mirrors spiking COVID-19 infection rates in April and October 2020 Dubai, UAE – March 24, 2021 – Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), the leading email security and cyber resilience company, today announced the publication of its new “The Year […]
Microchip’s SyncServer® S600 Series Time Server Now Defends Against GPS Jamming and Spoofing
BlueSky™ technology now integrated into the SyncServer instrument to protect the integrity of its time and frequency outputs. CHANDLER, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)– Mission-critical networks and other essential enterprise infrastructure can only maintain reliable operation if they continuously receive accurate timing information from network time servers, but these servers can be vulnerable to Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
Increased malware and crypto mining threats in Saudi Arabia in 2020: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics around cybersecurity threats in Saudi Arabia indicate that all malware infections have increased by 17% in 2020 as compared to 2019. Since the start of this pandemic, cybercriminals have found new ways of exploiting users, resulting in spikes across different kinds of malware in the GCC. As people work, study, […]
Cisco report finds that Cryptomining Malware Activity Affected 69% of customers in 2020
Nearly 90 percent of organizations had at least one user attempt to connect to a phishing site, most likely by clicking a link in an email. 70 percent of organizations had users that were served malicious browser ads. 51 percent of organizations encountered ransomware-related activity. Riyadh, KSA, 22 March 2021: Cisco today published the “DNS Security” […]
Mothers’ Day Online Shopping: Show your love, but check that link!
Kaspersky: Cybercriminals are targeting online shoppers looking for deals on Mothers’ Day gifts Mothers’ Day brings millions of shoppers online, searching for that perfect gift and experience to make their mothers feel special and loved. At a time when people are unable to travel to be with family, or visit stores to find that perfect […]
Veritas Research: 87% of Employees in the UAE Admit to Sharing Sensitive and Business-Critical Company Data Using Instant Messaging and Business Collaboration Tools
Employees are sharing data out of the control of the businesses that employ them This includes client information (28%), details on HR issues (22%), contracts (19%), business plans (33%), and even COVID-19 test results (13%) Organisations risk compliance and protection disaster unless data management practices catch up with the evolution of information sharing Dubai, UAE – […]
Security tips for startups from Kaspersky
14 March 2021 From 2020 being dubbed ‘the year of the side hustle’ to small businesses grappling to maintain continuity and profitability, despite these unprecedented times there has been a significant uprising in entrepreneurial activity the world over. Startups tend to be created by people who burn with an idea and want to put it into […]
Why Global Internet Security Standards Can Provide A Foundation For Assurance And Accountability
By: Andy Purdy, the CSO for Huawei Technologies USA, overseeing Huawei’s US cyber assurance program. The SolarWinds attack that compromised several U.S. federal agencies and many other organizations in America and overseas has made it painfully clear that we need to redouble our efforts to develop a more comprehensive and transparent approach to safeguarding our communications […]
How Secure Is 5G?
By Mika Lauhde February 11, 2021 In this post, I want to address certain misunderstandings about 5G and cybersecurity and explain (a) Huawei’s commitment to 5G cybersecurity, (b) why we cannot access data from 5G networks, and (c) Why 5G is the most secure wireless network technology to date. Cybersecurity is very important to all […]
Huawei Cloud launches an open cloud strategy for its partners in the Middle East in an effort to contribute towards a digital economy
300 Leading partners from the Middle East attended the conference to exchange expertise and discuss new capabilities Middle East, 14 March 2021: Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, through its Cloud and AI division, held its first training conference in Dubai on March 8-11, 2021. The conference […]
Cisco AppDynamics Launches New Research, Revealing Unprecedented Demand for Full-Stack Observability with Business Context
AppDynamics releases Agents of Transformation 2021: The Rise of Full-Stack Observability, the latest edition of its global research study. 75 percent of global technologists report that the pandemic has created more IT complexity than ever before. 96 percent of technologists recognize that the ability to monitor all technical areas across their IT stack and directly […]
Nearly half of companies in the META region prohibit sharing threat intelligence findings with professional communities
Two-thirds (69%) of threat intelligence (TI) analysts in the META region are involved in professional communities, but (44%) % of all those working in IT and cybersecurity roles are not allowed to share threat intelligence artifacts discovered through those communities, finds a new Kaspersky report, ‘Managing your IT security team.’ Kaspersky is a long-time advocate for […]
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Attivo Networks® Announces Continuous Assessment and Enforcement of Privileged Access
Company adds to its Active Directory protection suite with real-time visibility to vulnerabilities and detection of live attacks Dubai, UAE. – March 3, 2021 – Attivo Networks®, the industry experts in lateral movement attack detection and privilege escalation prevention, today announced the expansion of its Active Directory protection suite of products with a new and innovative way to […]
Major Middle East Companies Leaving Customers at Risk of Email Fraud: Proofpoint and Help AG Study
76% of the Top 100 companies in the Middle East are not proactively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching customers DUBAI, March 10, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading next-generation cybersecurity and compliance company, in collaboration with its strategic partner Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital, today released research identifying that almost a third (31%) of the […]
Tandem wheelie: Kaspersky becomes sponsor of Aprilia Racing and partners with Piaggio Group
Kaspersky has become a sponsor of Aprilia Racing – one of the most successful teams in motorcycle racing history. The cybersecurity company’s logos will be placed on the team’s bikes for the entire 2021 season, starting with the first race in Qatar on March 28. The sponsorship comes as part of Kaspersky’s partnership with Aprilia’s […]
8 March scams: Treat the women, not the scammers
Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages dedicated to the International Women’s Day gifts purchase. The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2020, Saudi Arabia saw 3 million phishing attacks on users. Fraudsters create phishing webpages to scam users by either pretending to be a legitimate service […]