Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Trend Micro Report Reveals 265% Growth In Fileless Events
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today published its roundup report for the first half of 2019, revealing a surge in fileless attacks designed to disguise malicious activity. Detections of this threat alone were up 265% compared to the first half of 2018. In Middle East and North […]
Secur’IT Cup ’19: become a cybersecurity professional for the industries of the future
Kaspersky is calling for young talent to take part in Secur’IT Cup 2019 – an international competition for ambitious students to work on fresh cybersecurity ideas that will help create a safer future. All modern world developments are driven by technology. Older, established industries are changing rapidly as a result, with new ones gaining momentum. […]
Another two bite the dust: Kaspersky updates decryption tool to fight ransomware pair
Kaspersky has updated its RakhniDecryptor tool to allow users whose files were encrypted by Yatron and FortuneCrypt ransomware to retrieve their data without paying a ransom. The updated tool is available on the Nomoreransom.org website. Ransomware is a dangerous threat to consumers and businesses, with new types of malware being developed rapidly by cybercriminals every […]
SonicWall to Showcase Integrated Cybersecurity Platform at GITEX 2019
SonicWall today announced its participation at GITEX 2019 where it will exhibit its integrated cybersecurity platform designed to help SMBs, mid to large enterprises and government agencies defend against today’s sophisticated and rapidly growing cybersecurity threats. “SonicWall has been working relentlessly with our partners to better understand and serve our customers in the region,” […]
IndiGo Airlines Relies on Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN Solution to Provide the Best User Experience for Business Critical Applications
a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has deployed Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution across its branch offices to secure its WAN edge. IndiGo is the largest passenger airline in India with a market share of 46.9 percent as of March, 2019. The airline connects to […]
DTrack: previously unknown spy-tool by Lazarus hits financial institutions and research centers
Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team have discovered a previously unknown spy tool, which had been spotted in Indian financial institutions and research centers. Called Dtrack, this spyware reportedly was created by the Lazarus group and is being used to upload and download files to victims’ systems, record key strokes and conduct other actions typical […]
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ESET to unveil its EDR solution at GITEX Technology Week
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced it will officially unveil the latest version of its Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solution, ESET Enterprise Inspector at this year’s GITEX Technology Week, which will be held from 6th to 10th October 2019, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. Commenting on the participation at […]
Kaspersky helps eliminate severe bugs in popular automated industrial system software
Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in a popular framework used for developing industrial devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLC) and Human-Machine Interface (HMI). These devices are at the heart of almost any automated industrial facility – from critical infrastructure to production processes. The uncovered vulnerabilities potentially allowed an attacker to conduct […]
No more WallHack: Kaspersky presents new cloud-based solution to counter cheating in eSports
Kaspersky has taken the first step in protecting fair play in eSports: the company introduced a beta version of its new solution Kaspersky Anti-Cheat to combat in-game cheating. With this new cloud-based offering, Kaspersky provides real-time cheat detection and shares automated reports with the customer who can then make a disciplinary decision on the rule-breaker. […]
Being little makes you invincible? The third of small companies that suffered a data breach wouldn’t agree
Around 45% of small businesses have been victims of data breaches in 2019, according to a recent Kaspersky survey[1]. While data breaches threaten small companies with painful consequences, the survey revealed that security measures taken by them to prevent such incidents are often insufficient. Although stories about cybersecurity incidents in companies with under 50 employees […]
Trend Micro to Highlight Cloud Cybersecurity at AWS Summit Bahrain
As part of its upcoming participation at the upcoming Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit Bahrain, Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, will host a presentation on ‘The Art of Cybersecurity in the Cloud’, a session that will explore the best security practices for businesses transitioning to the cloud. […]
Phishing attacks targeting ‘i-users’ increased by 9% to reach 1.6 million in less than a year
The number of phishing attacks targeting users of Mac computers, iOS-based mobile devices, and the associated web services ecosystem to lure them into fraudulent schemes has reached 1.6 million in the first half of 2019. This figure is around nine percent greater than attacks experienced in the whole of 2018. The growing number of users […]
Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365 now protects OneDrive to help businesses store and share files safely
Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365 expands protection capabilities from Exchange Online to include Microsoft storage service OneDrive. The product prevents malware from infiltrating OneDrive and spreading across corporate networks. This is achieved through multiple layers of protection empowered with heuristic and behavioral analysis. Businesses create dynamic, digital environments where employees can collaborate, share and […]
Cybersecurity Experts Gather in Riyadh… and 87% of Breaches Took Less than Minutes to Execute
VirtuPort inaugurated the 7th edition of the Middle East and North Africa Information Security conference 2019, under the theme: Cyberspace, The New Frontier Deception, Orchestration and Blackholes”, yesterday in Riyadh. The conference was attended by world experts and international companies specialized in cybersecurity. The CEO of the VirtuPort, Eng. Samer Omar, stressed, during his inaugural […]
Fortinet Showcases its Solutions to Protect Organizations’ Entire Digital Attack Surface at Gitex 2019
a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, will highlight the importance of securing edge networks and showcase its Secure SD-WAN, SD-Branch, OT and Cloud Security solutions at GITEX 2019. “The network perimeter is being replaced with new edge networks. As data moves between multi-cloud, IoT, SD-WAN and next-gen branch offices, and […]
Kaspersky reaches a milestone 2,000 registered MSP partners
Kaspersky is happy to announce the growth of its Managed Service Provider (MSP) business over the past two years. Since the launch of its MSP Program in 2017, 2,000 providers have joined the ecosystem across North and Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, with the highest number of partners registering in Europe. Today, MSPs […]
New Forbes Insights Report Shows CISOs Believe Capabilities of Attackers are Outpacing their Ability to Defend their Organizations
Today, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions announced a new report by Forbes Insights it commissioned titled “Making Tough Choices: How CISOs Manage Escalating Threats and Limited Resources.” The global survey polled CISOs across various industries about the biggest challenges they’re facing and strategies they’re putting to address these obstacles. The […]
Cyberbullying: What schools and teachers can do
By Cecilia Pastorino, Security Researcher for ESET These days, the internet is woven into people’s everyday lives, and children’s lives are no exception. For all its benefits, the technological evolution has also brought, or magnified, some problems, and cyberbullying is one of the most pervasive threats that youth face online. In fact, when […]
Back to school: cybercriminals use more than 50,000 textbooks and student essays as a disguise for malware
Kaspersky experts have uncovered 53,531 malicious or potentially unwanted files disguised as ready-to-use essays and textbooks for schools and universities. From August 2018 to July 2019 they were used in 356,662 attacks on 104,819 users – a 21% decrease, compared to the figures from the previous year. These are among the main findings of Kaspersky’s ‘Back […]
Finastra strengthens APAC team with Wissam Khoury as new head
Finastra has appointed Wissam Khoury to lead its Asia Pacific (APAC) business. In this new expanded role as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA) and APAC, Wissam is responsible for driving Finastra’s growth strategy, strengthening its regional footprint, accelerating sales and continuing to deepen customer partnerships across both regions. […]
Wipro, Google Cloud Expand Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Enterprises
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate cloud adoption and digital transformation for global enterprises. By collaborating with Google Cloud, Wipro will catalyse innovation for enterprises in industry verticals such […]
Trend Micro First to Deliver XDR Across Email, Network, Endpoint, Server and Cloud Workloads
a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today was first to offer detection and response capabilities integrated across email, network, endpoint, server and cloud workloads. This is designed to give enterprises broader visibility of a risk posture while connecting minor events from different security silos to detect more complex attacks that otherwise remain unnoticed. ESG research […]