Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
5 Tips to Improve an Organization’s Security
Cyber criminals continue to leverage and coalesce around tactics that they know will work, because organizations still struggle to tackle the basics of cybersecurity, according to Secureworks’ 2019 Incident Response Insights Report. In this light, Mahmoud Mounir, Regional Director, Secureworks MEA, highlights five recommendations that organizations should focus on to improve their security posture. Choose […]
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority and Trend Micro Launch Cyber Defense Challenge
In a bid to boost Abu Dhabi’s cyber security capabilities, the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has held the Cyber Defense Challenge, in partnership with the leading cyber security solutions company Trend Micro, aimed at strengthening the protection of Abu Dhabi organizations’ servers and hybrid cloud data centers. The unique initiative comes in line with […]
The rise of nation-state attacks
Hackers acting on behalf of nation-state powers are no longer just out to disrupt critical infrastructures – they’re also actively seeking trade secrets. New battle lines have been drawn across the world, and organisations need to tool up accordingly. The recently released Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (VDBIR) is an eye-catching case in point, noting […]
Secureworks Incident Response report reveals 85% of cyberattacks are financially motivated
Financially motivated attacks accounted for 85% of all cyberattacks in 2018, according to Secureworks’ 2019 Incident Response Insight Report. The report, which brings together the findings of more than a thousand incident response engagements throughout the year, revealed that business email fraud, ransomware, digital currency mining (also known as cryptomining), and banking trojan activities […]
Organizations continue to struggle with securing public cloud platform, according to research from Unit 42
The term “cloud” has been popular in the business lexicon since 2006 when Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). The latest Cloud Threat Report from Unit 42 shows that organizations continue to struggle with securing public cloud platforms some 13 years after the launch of EC2. The report highlights key insights […]
“Formjacking” soars as hackers hit consumers at checkout
Online forms such as login pages and shopping baskets are increasingly hijacked by cybercriminals hunting for personal financial information (PFI), according to new research from F5 Labs. F5 Labs’ Application Report 2019 examined 760 breach reports and discovered that formjacking, which siphons data from the customer’s web browser to an attacker-controlled location, remains one of […]
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FaceApp creates wave of opportunity for scammers on fake webs and YouTube
The latest hype around the FaceApp application has attracted scammers who want to make some quick profits, ESET research has shown. Scammers have been using a fake “Pro” version of the application as bait and have made an effort to spread the word about this fictitious version of the currently- viral app. One form of […]
FinSpy strikes again: new versions for iOS and Android targeted surveillance revealed
Kaspersky experts have uncovered new versions of the advanced malicious surveillance tool FinSpy. The new implants work on both iOS and Android devices, can monitor activity on almost all popular messaging services, including encrypted ones, and hide their traces better than before. The tools allow attackers to spy on all device activities and exfiltrate sensitive […]
EMEA identified as global hotspot for brute force access attacks
EMEA is the global hotspot for brute force access attacks, according to new research from F5 Labs. The new analysis forms part of the Application Protection Report 2019, which delves into the detail and implications of why most applications are attacked at the access tier, circumventing legitimate processes of authentication and authorisation. Brute force attacks […]
Securing space: Kaspersky to give cosmonauts cybersecurity training
Kaspersky is proud to announce its new partnership with the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center – the location in Star City where cosmonauts from all over the world prepare to go to space. As part of this collaboration, the company will hold special training for cosmonauts, as well as IT specialists at the […]
Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?
By Lysa Myers, Security Researcher at ESET Regardless of whose statistics you read, a disturbingly high percentage of women and men will experience intimate partner violence or harassment in their lifetime. Worryingly, technology is being used more and more frequently as a tool to coerce and intimidate victims, with social media, smart phones and smart home devices being among the most popular […]
ESET discovers Windows exploit used in a highly targeted attack
ESET researchers have recently discovered and analyzed a 0-day exploit deployed in a highly targeted attack in Eastern Europe. The exploit used a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. ESET immediately reported the issue to the Microsoft Security Response Center, which fixed the vulnerability and released a patch. The exploit only has impact […]
Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor
By Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET A Chinese smart home solutions provider has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via the company’s cloud platform, exposing a range of sensitive information about their users. The database – which was found sitting an ElasticSearch server with no password protection – belongs to a […]
New variants of Russian mobile Banking Trojan Riltok go international
Kaspersky researchers have discovered that the money-stealing mobile malware, Riltok has launched new variants and is extending its targeting from Russia to the rest of the world, starting with Europe, disguising itself as services popular in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Riltkok was first observed in mid-2018. Riltok is a Banking Trojan. These represent […]
Grade hacking services and fake diplomas easily available online during exam season
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of summer exam pressures by offering black market grade-hacking services and fake qualifications online, and ensuring these opportunities are easy to find with a quick internet search, Kaspersky researchers have found. Reports of young people breaking into school systems to change grades, improve attendance records or disrupt test processes are not […]
Kaspersky extends cooperation with INTERPOL in joint fight against cybercrime
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, and INTERPOL have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties following the first signed in 2014. On July 3, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, and Tim Morris, Executive Director of Police […]
ISALEX19 Exercise Kicks-off in Abu Dhabi
The International Security Alliance’s First Joint Exercise (ISALEX19) hosted by the UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) kicked-off yesterday (Sunday). The exercise witnessed the participation of 50 representatives from law enforcement agencies from the International Security Alliance (ISA) countries including members of tactical teams; swift intervention units; and media, communications, civil defense and Explosive Ordnance Disposal […]
Trend Micro Strengthens Middle East Leadership Team as Value of Cybersecurity Market Surges to SAR83 Billion by 2022
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has bolstered the Middle East leadership team with a new managing director for Saudi Arabia and a new head of sales operations in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to support surging demand for cybersecurity, with research showing that the region’s cybersecurity […]
47% of people in the META region would give up social media to guarantee lifetime data privacy, Kaspersky’s study says
Kaspersky’s recent report ‘the true value of digital privacy: are consumers selling themselves short?’ has revealed that 47% of consumers would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their data remains private for the rest of their life. Fears surrounding protecting digital privacy have made consumers more anxious about using and distributing their personal […]
Tally Solutions hosted its latest edition of SMB Pulse in Dubai to help boost digital efficiency of small and medium businesses
Tally Solutions, a leading international accounting and compliance software provider, hosted another edition of its SMB Pulse in Dubai this month as part of its ongoing bid to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) understand their challenges and focus on critical factors that can improve their efficiency. With the International MSME day on June 27, […]
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android enables machine learning technology to protect against advanced threats
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has been strengthened with a new feature for combating the evolving malware landscape – Cloud ML for Android. Based on machine learning technology, the new feature ensures immediate proactive detection of advanced and previously unknown malware to minimize the risks of mobile devices being exposed to cyberattacks. To this end, malicious […]
Gartner Top 7 Security and Risk Trends for 2019
During a business strategy meeting, the CISO of a national transportation system presented a slide with a proposed risk appetite statement for the organization: This organization has no appetite for safety risk exposure that could result in injury or loss of life to the public, passengers or the workforce. All safety targets are met and […]