Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Tech support burden on younger generation results in relationship rifts
New Kaspersky survey uncovers the rise of ‘Can you just’ and the negative impact it’s having on the family unitTechnology has transformed how we live our lives, but it has come at more than just a financial cost for many of us. A new Kaspersky survey has found that more than a third (35%) of […]
Fake cryptocurrency apps use new 2FA bypass technique to sidestep Google permission policy
ESET researchers have discovered fake cryptocurrency apps using a previously unseen technique to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions. Google restricted the use of SMS and Call Log permissions in Android apps in March 2019 to prevent intrusive apps from abusing them for various illicit purposes. The apps, named “BTCTurk […]
Don’t get swept up: the number of users lured into installing scam cleaners doubled in a year to almost 1.5 million
Kaspersky experts have detected a two-fold rise in the number of users being attacked with fake system cleaners – fraudulent programs designed to trick users into paying for alleged serious computer issues to be fixed. The number of users hit reached 1,456,219 in the first half of 2019, compared to just 747,322 for the same […]
PLATINUM is back – hacking group uses steganography to fly under security radar
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from South Asian diplomatic, government and military entities. The campaign lasted almost six years and had ties to other recent attacks detected in the region. Further investigation into the tools and methods used in the campaign led researchers to the conclusion that […]
Kids’ appetite for online retail sites grows threefold, amid shift in browsing behavior
Compared to this time last year, children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites: their interest in online shopping has more than tripled the last 12 months – from 2% to 9%. This is according to Kaspersky Lab’s annual report on kids’ safety, which is based on anonymized statistics from Kaspersky Lab products with […]
ESET identified as one of EMEA’s Best Software Companies
In last few days it has been revealed that ESET, the global leader in cybersecurity, has earnt one of the top spots on G2’s Best Software Companies in EMEA list – a ranking that takes into account over 66,000 users reviews of software products. G2, the global user review site that helps businesses to make […]
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Trend Micro Partners With Market Leading Security Awareness Vendors To Offer Comprehensive Free Training Content
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced partnerships with several leading cybersecurity training providers to help the Middle East and North Africa businesses to protect their employees from the latest cyber threats. To ensure regional customers have a wide variety of training styles and formats, Trend Micro […]
ESET achieves ‘Champion’ status in Canalys global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2019
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has achieved Champion status globally for the first time in Canalys Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2019. Canalys is a leading global technology market analyst firm with a distinct channel focus; it strives to guide clients on the future of the technology industry and to think beyond the business models of […]
Mimecast Report_Native Email Security Systems Open Doors to Vulnerabilities
Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, announced the availability of its latest quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), an aggregated report of tests that measure the efficacy of widely used email security systems. The report shows the need for the entire industry to continue to work toward a higher standard of […]
Trend Micro Delivers the Industry’s Most Complete Security Across Cloud and Container Workloads
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced the availability of the industry’s most complete security from a single solution protecting across cloud and container workloads. This leadership has been achieved through newly launched container security capabilities added to Trend Micro Deep Security to elevate protection across the […]
Finance professionals in the Middle East must be aware of cyber security risks, as this continues to increase in the region
Not a day goes by without a breaking news story about data breaches or personal data theft from large organizations. Cyber-crime is one of the biggest risks to businesses to date and globally its estimated costs will reach $6trillion by 2021. ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has teamed up with Chartered Accountants Australia and […]
Finance professionals in the Middle East must be aware of cyber security risks, as this continues to increase in the region
Not a day goes by without a breaking news story about data breaches or personal data theft from large organizations. Cyber-crime is one of the biggest risks to businesses to date and globally its estimated costs will reach $6trillion by 2021. ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has teamed up with Chartered Accountants Australia and […]
We stand transparent in front of the world
Huawei’s cyber-security chief John Suffolk told MPs on Monday that the tech giant had never been asked by China or any other government to “do anything untoward”.Mr Suffolk said Huawei welcomed outsiders to analyse its products and detect engineering or coding flaws. “We stand naked in front of the world, but we would prefer to […]
Kingdom’s Cybersecurity Industry to be Valued at $5.5 Billion by 2023
A report titled, MEA Cybersecurity Market forecast to 2023, predicted that Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity market will grow to $5.5 Billion by 2023. This year alone will witness the rise of the cybersecurity market value to $3 Billion as more investments are being made in the sector. The report pointed out that Enterprises operating in the […]
Over 2.3 billion files exposed online
Over 2.3 billion files exposed online Millions of files that are sitting out in the open across various file storage technologies are actually encrypted by ransomware By Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET More than 2.3 billion files have been found inadvertently exposed online over the past year, reads a report from threat intelligence outfit […]
Building a safer world with Kaspersky: The company unveils new branding and visual identity
For more than two decades, Kaspersky Lab has been offering the best security solutions to customers in pursuit of its mission to save the world. As the world has become more digitized and globalized, we have moved beyond the anti-virus laboratory to become a technology leader with an advanced and comprehensive portfolio of security solutions […]
Independent Research Firm Cites Trend Micro As A Leader In Enterprise Email Security
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has been named a leader in enterprise email security in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2019 report. Trend Micro earned the highest possible score in the “technology leadership” sub-criterion (under the product strategy criterion), “deployment options” and “cloud integration,” and received […]
Tourist traps: phishers and spammers lurk behind thousands of fake flight and accommodation offers
Kaspersky Lab researchers tracking the activity of malicious spammers and phishers have uncovered multiple operations during May seeking to exploit people’s desire to secure a good bargain. Among other things, the researchers found more than 8,000 phishing attacks disguised as offers from popular lodging platforms, as well as several email blasts appearing to come from […]
Palo Alto Networks Introduces Prisma: The Secure Way to Cloud
Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) today announced Prisma™, a new cloud security suite designed to help its customers lead a more secure digital life. The world needs cloud security that is simpler, more secure, and more complete than ever before. It’s the new benchmark in cloud security, transforming the cloud journey by simplifying access, data protection, […]
Refinitiv report finds global companies to ramp-up innovation as 72% fall prey to financial crime
Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, has published its second annual financial crime report today. Innovation and the fight against financial crime: How data and technology can turn the tide highlights that almost three-quarters (72%) of organisations have been victims of financial crime over the past 12 months […]
Turla group improves its tools in persistence and stealth, ESET discovers
ESET researchers analyze new PowerShell-based tools used by Turla, an infamous APT group, that improve persistence and stealth. Turla, also known as Snake, recently started using PowerShell scripts that provide direct, in-memory loading and execution of malware executables and libraries. Thanks to these PowerShell-based tools, Turla can bypass those detection techniques that are triggered when […]
ScarCruft: Korean-speaking threat actor evolves, creates malware to identify connected Bluetooth devices
Kaspersky Lab researchers monitoring the activity of ScarCruft, a skilled, Korean-speaking threat actor have discovered that the group is testing and creating new tools and techniques, and extending both the range and volume of information collected from victims. Among other things, the group has created code able to identify connected Bluetooth devices. The ScarCruft […]