Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
A Smarter Way to Fit Your Cyber Security to a Moving Cloud Perimeter
How many clouds does your enterprise use? On average, up to five is the answer from the recent RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud Report. The report also states that 81 percent of enterprises surveyed have a multi-cloud strategy. AWS, Azure, Google, and IBM are names that crop up the most frequently. However, if […]
Huawei Cyber Security Transparency Centre Opens in Brussels
Huawei openedtheir Cyber Security Transparency Centre today in Brussels, with over 200representatives from regulators, telecom carriers, enterprises, and the media attending the event. Representatives from the European Union, the GSMA, and the World Economic Forum spoke at the opening ceremony. Trust in cyber security is a major challenge that the world facesin the digital […]
The number of mobile malware attacks doubles in 2018, as cybercriminals sharpen their distribution strategies
Kaspersky Lab researchers have seen the number of attacks using malicious mobile software nearly double in just a year. In 2018 there were 116.5 million attacks, compared to 66.4 million in 2017, with a significant increase in unique users being affected. Despite more devices being attacked, the number of malware files has decreased, leading researchers […]
Kaspersky Lab joins forces with industry leaders to deliver actionable technical guidance for multiple IoT stakeholders
In collaboration with other members of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), Kaspersky Lab experts have formulated the Security Maturity Model (SMM) Practitioner’s Guide. This helps IoT operators define the level of security maturity they need to achieve based on their security goals and objectives, as well their appetite for risk. The SMM builds on concepts […]
New Kaspersky CyberTrace streamlines threat intelligence flows for better initial response to cyberthreats
With the number of available threat intelligence sources continuing to grow, a third of CISOs feel under pressure as they cannot consume cybercrime intelligence easily or effectively. To help large companies overcome this challenge, Kaspersky Lab has launched Kaspersky CyberTrace – a free threat intelligence fusion and analysis tool. It aggregates and evaluates disconnected […]
Cyber Criminals Cash in on Millions with Formjacking, Posing a Serious Threat to Businesses and Consumers in the Middle East
Faced with diminishing returns from ransomware and cryptojacking, cyber criminals are doubling down on alternative methods, such as formjacking, to make money according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 24. Symantec’s ISTR provides an overview of the threat landscape, including insights into global threat activity, cyber-criminal trends, and motivations for attackers. The report […]
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ai creates new skills shortage for cisos – study
The cybersecurity skills shortage has long been a problem for CISOs, and a recent report by the Enterprise Strategy Group found this skills shortage is growing. The report found that IT groups have once again stated cybersecurity skills represent the biggest area they experience a problematic skills shortage. Even worse, the percentage of IT groups […]
Kaspersky Lab improves security awareness with new automated training platform
According to a 2017 Survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 57% of companies in the UAE and 42% in KSA attributed weaknesses in their IT security strategy to the careless actions of employees. With staff training seen as an important way to reduce cybersecurity incidents, finding the most efficient approach remains a pain point […]
Romantic Phishing is on the Rise – How Not to Lose Your Money While Losing Your Heart
Kaspersky Lab experts have detected a sharp increase in phishing activities from criminals offering users various romantic goods on the eve of St. Valentine’s Day. The total number of user attempts to visit fraudulent websites with a romantic theme that were detected and blocked during the first half of February more than doubled compared to […]
Sectigo Helps Middle East Companies Combat Phishing, BEC, and Other Web Security Threats
Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA), the world’s largest commercial Certificate Authority and a leader in web security solutions, announced an expansion to the Middle East through market-leading partners, including BroadBITS, Checksum Consultancy Co., and Hayyan Horizons. The partnerships enable enterprises in Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates to advance their digital identity strategies […]
A shift from quantity to quality: 2018 saw cybercriminals dropping basic DDoS operations
The Kaspersky Lab DDoS Q4 Report covering statistics of the last quarter and the whole of 2018 highlights a 13% decline in the overall number of DDoS attacks compared with the previous year’s statistics. However, the duration of mixed and HTTP flood attacks is growing, which suggests that malefactors are turning to more sophisticated DDoS […]
Pets in the digital age: what we can do to keep those we love safe
Kaspersky Lab, together with the research agency Opeepl, surveyed 7,740 household pet owners from 15 countries around the world* to find out how modern technologies affect pet safety. It turns out that every fifth pet owner uses some type of digital device to monitor or secure their domestic pet, and for 39%, the use of […]
CETDell EMC Expands Data Protection Capabilities to Help Customers Better Protect and Manage Data in a Multi-Cloud World
Dell EMC announces new and enhanced capabilities to the Dell EMC Data Domain and Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) portfolio of backup storage appliances designed to offer organizations real-world flexibility and value with expanded multi-cloud capabilities and improved performance. The enhancements also provide mid-sized organizations and remote offices of larger organizations with more choices and […]
AOC launches brand new series of Surveillance Monitors
AOC, the display specialist today announced the expansion of product portfolio with the introduction of its brand new E1 series of surveillance monitors targeting the fast growing regional market for video surveillance. According to the analysts 6Wresearch, the Middle East commercial security market will grow by nearly 17 percent annually over the next six years, […]
Sing your way to security: unique, memorable passwords stronger than constant change, say Kaspersky Lab researchers
To mark Change Your Password Day, 2019, Kaspersky Lab’s security researchers advise users that unique, memorable passwords are stronger and more effective than regularly changing account passwords when it comes to keeping data secure online. The researchers have shared some easy steps that people can follow to create their own series of unique passwords. They […]
Google’s top tips for keeping you and your family safer online
At Google, we build protection into everything we make, so our users can be confident that their personal information is secure. According to a recent survey we conducted in MENA for parents and teachers, we found that parents believe that children should learn about online safety and digital citizenship at 10 years old. The research […]
Safer Internet Day 2019: Working together with your children for a better online experience
Beginning in 2004, Safer Internet Day has grown to become one of the landmark events in the online safety calendar. And this year’s theme, ‘Together for a better internet’, encapsulates a lot of the discussion we are seeing around online safety and cybersecurity. The topic is too complex a minefield for any of us to […]
Industry experts confirmed to speak at IoT Middle East
Industry experts and disruptors of the digital world are confirmed to speak at the sixth edition of theInternet of Things 2019’ in Armani Hotel Dubai from the 20th to the 21st of February 2019. Speakers presenting case studies from Las Vegas, Tour de France, Expo2020, Arsenal FC, Careem, and Silicon Park, will talk about new […]
Chafer cyberespionage group targets embassies with updated homebrew spyware
Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected multiple attempts to infect foreign diplomatic entities in Iran with homebrew spyware. The attacks appear to be using an updated Remexi backdoor. Several legitimate tools were also used during the campaign. The Remexi backdoor is linked to a suspected Farsi-speaking cyberespionage group known as Chafer, previously associated with the cyber-surveillance […]
Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug
The company is rushing to fix a glitch that may let other iPhone users hear and see you – before you answer the call By Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET Apple is promising to issue a software update later this week to fix a strange and serious bug in Apple’s video and audio call […]
Gemalto to Produce Secure and Innovative Healthcare Cards for Quebec
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, and the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) have been chosen to produce secure and innovative health insurance cards for the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ). RAMQ delivers 2.3 million healthcare cards to citizens, and the SAAQ provides 1.7 million driver’s […]
Your digital identity could be on sale for less than $50 – new Dark Web research from Kaspersky Lab shows
While many of us have heard of, or even fallen victim to, cybercrimes such as data and identity theft, it seems that relatively few know the value of the information stolen from us. A new study from Kaspersky Lab has revealed that while our identity may not be worth a lot in terms of dollars, […]