Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Centrify Appoints StarLink As Middle East Distributor
Centrify, the leader in securing hybrid enterprises through the power of identity services, announced that it has appointed StarLink as its value-added distributor (VAD) for the Middle East. According to the terms of the agreement, StarLink will promote and distribute Centrify Identity Services through its extensive network of channel partners and solution providers across the […]
Middle East Posts World’s Highest Increase in Data Breach Costs to USD 5 Million
The Middle East is posting the world’s highest increase in data breach costs, with the average organization risking nearly USD 5 million per data breach, showing the urgency in adopting data protection strategies, security experts announced today. Worldwide, organizations are facing increasing risk of material data breaches – when at least 1,000 customer or citizen […]
W7Worldwide Marketing Communications Partner for the MENA 2017 Information Security Conference #menaisc2017
CEO of VirtuPort – MENA 2017 Information Security Conference (#menaisc2017), Samer Omar, stated that “W7Worldwide Marketing Communication played a valuable role in delivering the message to the target audience both efficiently and professionally.” Samer Omar said that the performance of the communications campaign designed by W7Worldwide contributed to the Saudi Cyber Security Community’s preparation with […]
Information Security Conference Address Cybersecurity Challenges on the Internet of Things
The #Menasisc2017 Information Security Conference in the Middle East and North Africa region, which ended lately in Riyadh and hosted over 400 cyber security professionals, students and sponsors, tackled the cyber security challenges that threaten the Internet, especially in relation with economic, medical, governmental, financial and other services. The CEO of VirtuPort and the organizer […]
Information Security Conference to Launch in Riyadh Tomorrow
The annual conference on information security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2017 will begin today in Riyadh with the participation of the world’s leading companies in the field of security and information technology amid the escalating level of cyber-attacks. Samer Omar, CEO of VirtuPort, the thought leaders behind the conference, said that […]
How blockchain technology is changing the security landscape in the banking sector
How blockchain technology is changing the security landscape in the banking sector Authored by Sunil Gupta, President and Chief Operating officer at Paladion Blockchain, the technology that is used in the popular cryptocurrency ‘Bitcoin’, is revolutionary in many ways. It addresses multiple challenges associated with digital transactions, such as double spending and currency reproduction. Employing […]
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Game of Threats: The simple firewall trick to protect UAE businesses against GoT inspired Badrabbit
As 2017 goes down in history as the year ransomware attacks caused a record-breaking $5 billion in damage, One Identity – Managing Director, Andrew Clarke, has shared a simple firewall trick protect systems from the latest malware virus, the Game of Thrones inspired Badrabbit. The latest attack to hit systems, Badrabbit emerged on October 24 […]
Paladion announces its participation at Saudi Arabia’s biggest digital transformation show
Paladion, a global cyber security provider, today announced its participation at the Kingdom Digital Enterprise Transformation Show, the Saudi Arabia’s biggest digital transformation show that will be held in the capital city of Riyadh at Burj Rafal, Hotel Kempinski on 7th and 8th November 2017. The Kingdom Digital Enterprise Transformation Show is primarily created to […]
Pacific Controls Selects DigiCert for Smart Dubai IoT device security, using scalable PKI
Pacific Controls has selected DigiCert to help secure nearly 100,000 connected devices installed in commercial, government, and residential buildings in Dubai, as part of the Smart Dubai initiative. In choosing DigiCert for the first phase of a project expected to grow, Pacific Controls is gaining efficiencies through DigiCert’s high-volume digital certificate infrastructure and automation to […]
Zain Group addresses growing industry DDoS threats with new mitigation service
Zain Group’s fully-owned global services subsidiary, Mada Communications, today announced that it is rolling out a new Distribution Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation offering to its country operations and international roaming customers. An agreement with application security experts F5 Networks will see Zain benefit from next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS mitigation technology. The Middle Eastern telecommunications pioneer’s […]
Paladion’s Cyber Labs Discovers a New Ransomware: DogHousePower
Authored by Shyaam Sundhar, Chief Architect – Threat Hunting & Analysis at PaladionPython based ransomware with potential cross-platform capabilities Paladion’s Cyber Labs discovered the DogHousePower ransomware that specifically targets web servers and database servers running on the Windows Server operating system, and it was interesting to see that it was hosted on GitHub. We made […]
MENA Information Security Conference 2017: The Internet Economy Faces Increased Risks of Cyber Attacks
Despite the annual increase in the Internet economy, also known as “The Digital Economic” worldwide, the Middle East and North Africa face more significant challenges related to securing information and infrastructure from cyber-attacks by hackers focused on sabotaging extorting, or defrauding their victims. Within this context, the annual MENA Information Security Conference 2017, being held […]
15 Tips to Staying Secure While Staying Connected
By: Chris Bullock, Secureworks Cruising the internet can be harmful if you don’t follow best security practices. The good news is you don’t need to be a cybersecurity pro to employ smart online safety habits that can go a long way in guarding against online crime. Cybersecurity best practices make up an expansive list of […]
Trend Micro Achieves Perfect Score of 100 Percent Breach Detection in 2017
The need for strong and reliable threat defense is critical to everyday operations and becomes more important as high-profile attacks continue to increase. Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, attained a perfect breach detection rating of 100 percent in the NSS Lab’s Breach Detection System report. This marks […]
Wipro Cited as a Leader in Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ for IT Security Services
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been recognized as a ‘Leader’ by Everest Group, a global independent consulting and research firm, in its report titled “IT Security Services- Market Trends and PEAK MatrixTM Assessment 2017: Security- the […]
One Identity Safeguard Introduces Frictionless Security for Privileged Accounts to Aid in UAE Organizations’ Digital Transformation
The UAE continues to showcase a more dynamic digital strategy. Earlier this year the country climbed in the ranks of the Global Innovation Index as among the ‘stand out’ digital economies and according to recent reports, Digital Planet 2017, which measures how competitiveness and trust in digital economies vary across the world, named the UAE […]
The National Cyber Security Center in Saudi Arabia Set to Participate in RSA Conference 2017 Abu Dhabi
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in Saudi Arabia has today announced its participation at the third annual RSA Conference in Abu Dhabi, set to take place at Emirates Palace from 7-8 November 2017. Bringing together some of the brightest minds in the industry, the event will include high-level discussions around blockchain, cyber resilience, artificial […]
Hurricane Electric Expands Global Network to East Africa Data Centre in Nairobi
Today, Hurricane Electric, the world’s leading IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced that it had added a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Nairobi at the East Africa Data Centre. Located at the Sameer Industrial Park, Mombasa Road in Nairobi, Kenya, Hurricane Electric’s first PoP Kenya and third in Africa. The East Africa Data Centre is one […]
Palo Alto Networks Research Highlights a Disconnect Between Cloud Ambitions and Security
UAE organizations face a major disconnect between cloud aspirations and secure cloud infrastructure, with two-thirds (64 percent) of CIOs in the region ranking cloud security as important, but one-third (34 percent) admitting that they do not know if their cloud is secure, according to newly released research from Palo Alto Networks®, the next-generation security company. […]
FIRST TRUE GAMING ROUTER WRT32X MAKES REGIONAL DEBUT AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2017
The regional debut of the Linksys WRT™ gaming edition router – the WRT32X geared towards serious gamers makes it regional debut at GITEX Technology Week 2017. Linksys® – a leader in home and business networking solutions – will have a prominent presence at the mammoth trade show, the largest of its kind worldwide. “Research by […]
Artificial Intelligence & Ransomware on Agenda for RSA® Conference 2017 Abu Dhabi
RSA® Conference (http://www.rsaconference.com/), the world’s leading information security conference and exposition, has today announced the agenda for this year’s event, which includes a dynamic offering of thought-provoking keynotes and engaging sessions. The conference will be held from November 7-8, 2017 at Emirates Palace Hotel, with the support of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). In its […]
LINKSYS ARMS CONSUMER AND BUSINESES WITH UNPARALLELED NETWORK OFFERINGS AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2017
Linksys®, a leader in home and business networking solutions, today announced it will showcase its unparalleled consumer and business offerings at GITEX Technology Week 2017, with an emphasis on SMB competitiveness, serious gaming and the regional take-up of mesh networks. SMEs count for 95% of the total enterprise population in Dubai, employing around 42% of […]