Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
ESET Partners with Alphabet’s Chronicle
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced it has partnered with Chronicle, an Alphabet company, to provide essential validation on security incidents and alerts within Backstory, Chronicle’s global cloud service where companies can privately upload, store, and analyze their internal security telemetry to detect and investigate potential attacks. ESET’s partnership with Backstory will provide […]
Fortinet to Host its Partner Sync in UAE
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced today its annual Partner Sync conference for its partner community. Fortinet Partner Sync will take place in the UAE on May 1st, at the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, and is expected to bring together more than one hundred Fortinet partners […]
Kaspersky Lab calls for papers ahead of Industrial Cybersecurity Conference
Kaspersky Lab has opened its call for papers to be submitted and showcased as part of its Industrial Cybersecurity Conference, taking place in September 2019. Industrial cybersecurity experts from all over the world can now put forward their research findings and stories on the topic of operational technology (OT) cybersecurity, with the opportunity to present […]
Kaspersky Lab: Targeted Attacks Cost Enterprises an Average of $1.11M
Kaspersky Lab has enhanced its APT Intelligence Reports with contextual information related to advanced persistent threat (APT) actors and added mapping to the MITRE ATT&CK threat model for previously discovered attacks. These improvements help security operations teams subscribed to the APT Intelligence Reporting service better understand adversaries’ goals, techniques and capabilities. This allows them to […]
Digital privacy fatigue: with data concerns on the rise, 1-in-3 don’t know how they can fully protect their privacy online
With the amount of personal data shared on the internet continuing to grow, some of us are resigned to think that any attempts to maintain online privacy will be doomed to failure. Kaspersky Lab has recently discovered that (37%) consumers in the META region and (32%) in the UAE do not know how they can […]
LG REVOLUTIONIZES AUDIO EXPERIENCES IN MEA
LG Electronics (LG) recently unveiled its latest lineup of 2019 audio systems set to transform the way people experience sound in the Middle East and Africa region. At InnoFest MEA, LG’s annual celebration of innovation, the company’s flagship SoundBar for 2019 was showcased. The SL10YG features a powerful output of 5.1.2ch 570W sound bar […]
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Kaspersky Lab uncovers critical vulnerability in Windows OS exploited by an unknown criminal group
Kaspersky Lab’s automated technologies have detected a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. It was exploited by an unidentified criminal group in an attempt to gain full control over a targeted device. The attack was aimed at the core of the system – its kernel – through a backdoor constructed from an essential element of […]
Could someone be spying on you through your phone? Kaspersky Lab enables special mobile alert to protect people from stalkers
Kaspersky Lab has upgraded its Kaspersky Internet Security for Android with Privacy Alert – a new feature that warns the users if their private information is being monitored via commercially available spyware. While this kind of software is deemed to be legal, the program’s presence is often both unwanted and unknown by the user affected. […]
Two white hats hack a Tesla, get to keep it
By Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET A duo of white-hat hackers have earned themselves a brand new Tesla Model 3 after exposing a vulnerability in the car’s integrated browser. Richard Zhu and Amat Cam, aka team ‘Fluoroacetate’, managed to break into the electric sedan via its infotainment system at the Pwn2Own hacking contest in […]
TajMahal: rare spying platform with 80 malicious modules, unique functionality and no known links to current threat actors
Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a technically sophisticated cyberespionage framework that has been active since at least 2013 and appears to be unconnected to any known threat actors. The framework, which researchers have named TajMahal, features around 80 malicious modules and includes functionality never before seen in an advanced persistent threat, such as the ability […]
Stranger danger: a third of consumers would sell their private data to someone they don’t know
Reckless data sharing online for short-term gains leaves consumers exposed to more than they bargained for, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab[1]. Despite outrage and worry around high-profile data sharing scandals, including when Facebook gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to delete users’ private messages[2], over half of internet users (52%) feel that complete […]
*Salesforce Empowers Service Agents with Einstein AI and Quip for Service*
Salesforce [NYSE: CRM], the global leader in CRM, announced new artificial intelligence and productivity solutions that empower customer service agents to focus more of their time on the human side of service — tasks that require social intelligence, critical thinking and creative problem solving skills. As customer service rapidly evolves from a reactive back-office function […]
Dragons, zombies and superheroes: top TV show disguises used to spread malware
Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are published in a new report, ‘Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular TV shows […]
Lincoln Navigator and Continental honored during sixth annual Middle East Car of the Year awards
The all-new Lincoln Navigator has been named best large premium SUV, and the Lincoln Continental Presidential the best midsized executive sedan, in the 2019 Middle East Car of the Year awards. The awards, now in their sixth year, are the most coveted automotive awards in the region, combining the expertise and experience of 19 motoring […]
Operation ShadowHammer: new supply chain attack threatens hundreds of thousands of users worldwide
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a new advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign that has affected a large number of users through what is known as a supply chain attack. Our research found that threat actors behind Operation ShadowHammer have targeted users of the ASUS Live Update Utility, by injecting a backdoor into it at least between […]
Staying Safe Will Ensure Peaceful Travels
As people prepare to leave on their holidays at the end of the year, one of the key priorities is finding ways to stay connected with friends and family. The good news is that cafes, airports, aircraft, hotels, and even taxis around the world now offer Wi-Fi, which you can access to share a quick […]
Kaspersky Lab Secures Most TOP3 Placements among Competitors in its Annual Metric for 2018
Kaspersky Lab has maintained its place at the top of the TOP3 metric for consumer and corporate cybersecurity, after achieving a TOP3 place in 77 of 88 different independent tests globally during 2018. The ranking underlines how its portfolio continues to outperform the competition – which included the world’s biggest selling cybersecurity solutions – for […]
Teen earns US$1 million in bug bounties
A little over a year ago, we looked at how well bug hunting can pay. The tale of an Argentinian teenager now shows that sleuthing for security holes in code can be a lucrative pursuit. Santiago Lopez, a 19-year-old from Buenos Aires, has become the first person to earn over US$1 million in rewards on the leading […]
Don’t Get Caught in Phishing Scams While Shopping Online thisMother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a day to honormothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Naturally, there are plenty of ways to make moms feel special with unique gifts, but sadly there are those that use such special occasions for their own cybercriminal gain. In fact, according to Kaspersky Lab security experts, people […]
Kaspersky Lab uncovers Windows zero-day exploited by recently discovered threat actor
Kaspersky Lab’s automatedtechnologies have detected anew exploited vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, believed to have been used in targeted attacks by at least two threat actors, including the recently discovered SandCat. This is the fourth zero-day exploit to be discovered in the wild by Kaspersky Lab’sAutomatic Exploit Prevention technology. Kaspersky Lab reported the vulnerability, allocated CVE-2019-0797to […]
Flaws in smart car alarms exposed 3 million cars to hijack
Two smart alarm systems for cars have plugged critical security holes that put three million vehicles globally at risk of being hijacked, research by Pen Test Partners reveals. If exploited, the vulnerabilities would have enabled anyone to turn the alarm off, as well as track and unlock the car fitted with it. In some […]
AV-Comparatives recognizes ESET with enterprise and consumer cybersecurity awards
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been recognized with gold and silver awards in recent reports from AV-Comparatives, an independent testing organization.AV-Comparatives uses one of the largest sample collections worldwide to create a real-world environment for highly accurate testing. In its recent Summary Report 2018, which looked at 18 different vendors,ESET tookthe Gold Award […]