Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity news, data protection updates, cloud security trends, and digital threat intelligence for businesses and organizations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
Etisalat Digital participates in ICAO Cyber Summit and Exhibition to highlight ‘Cyber Threat Intelligence in Aviation’
Etisalat Digital today announced its participation in an inaugural cyber-security summit organized by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and hosted by General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the governing body of civil aviation in UAE. The summit and exhibition brings together aviation industry, its partners and other key players to identify and address cyber security […]
New Dimension Data research reveals that the digital dilemma in enterprises is deepening and organisations must choose a path between digital crisis or redemption
Organizations around the world are failing to implement effective digital strategies. As a result, their customer experience (CX) solutions are becoming disjointed, and digital is not displacing traditional phone interactions at the speed that their customers are demanding. That’s according to new research published today by Dimension Data in the 20th-anniversary edition of its ¹Global […]
Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Examines How Cybercriminals Are Building an Army of Things Creating a Tipping Point for Cybersecurity
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report. The research reveals the methods and strategies cybercriminals employed in detail and demonstrates the potential future impact to the digital economy. The question, “What’s my biggest threat?” remains difficult to pinpoint as old threats […]
Gartner Says Detection and Response is Top Security Priority for Organizations in 2017
Enterprises are transforming their security spending strategy in 2017, moving away from prevention-only approaches to focus more on detection and response, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide spending on information security is expected to reach $90 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.6 percent over 2016, and to top $113 billion by 2020. Spending on enhancing […]
Critical infrastructure protection gets a boost with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Energy
Kaspersky Lab has announced the global availability of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Energy, a vertical advanced package for energy enterprises, based on Kaspersky Lab’s suite for protection of industrial infrastructure. Modern electrical power grids are complex networks, with integrated automation and control functions. However, because they communicate through open protocols, they do not have sufficient […]
Industry Leading Technology Partners Join the Fortinet Security Fabric Ecosystem
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced the addition of eight industry-leading information technology providers to its Fabric-Ready Partner Program. These new partners further extend the Fortinet Security Fabric across traditional, cloud, virtual and software-defined environments while simplifying multi-vendor security deployments for enterprises. New Fabric-Ready Program Partners include AlgoSec, Attivo […]
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Trend Micro Celebrates One Year Anniversary of TippingPoint Acquisition; Announces Major Milestones Achieved in First Year of Integration
This March marks one year since Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, closed the acquisition of TippingPoint from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In the first year of integration, Trend Micro committed not only to solid execution and seamless business continuity but also to product innovation, resulting in a significant […]
LINKSYS LAUNCHES VELOP – THE FIRST TRUE WHOLE HOME WI-FI – A MODULAR MESH WI-FI SYSTEM
Linksys®, the home router pioneer and first to sell 100 million routers globally, today announced the introduction of Velop™, its premier Whole Home Wi-Fi product in the Middle East. Whole Wi-Fi Mesh systems will drive growth and dominate the networking market. According to research conducted by Linksys, Whole Home Wi-Fi Modular Mesh systems are set […]
TechAccess Hosts Sales Certifications for Extreme Networks Partners in UAE and Saudi Arabia
TechAccess, the leading value-added distributor in the Middle East, North Africa, LEVANT, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, has successfully concluded a sales certification program for Extreme Networks partners in two separate sessions held in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The certification program focused on Extreme Networks’ value proposition, solution portfolio, and customer business benefits. Partners were given […]
Fortinet’s Broad MSSP Program Provides Unprecedented Access, Advanced Tools, and Industry-Leading Support
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of a comprehensive new program to empower MSSPs (Managed Security Service Providers) with the tools, expertise, training, and support to accelerate profitability, expand growth, increase market leadership and deliver the industry’s most advanced security services to their customers. Fortinet’s broad MSSP […]
Securing IoT Drives New Kuwait 2035’s Digital Transformation
Securing the Internet of Things will drive New Kuwait 2035’s national digital transformation, said one of the world’s leading cyber security experts on the sidelines of his talk today at KIACS Cyber Security. New Kuwait 2035 outlines an ambitious agenda for driving diversified economic growth. Experts agree that nationwide digital transformation will serve as the […]
Ooredoo to Launch a Device Security Solution for Consumers
Ooredoo has today announced that it will become the first across its market to offer an individual cloud-based device security solution for all of its 138 million users. The new security service will protect Ooredoo customers against viruses, dangerous files and harmful websites across their connected smart devices, fixed and business accounts. The Ooredoo security […]
Joint Trend Micro and INTERPOL Report Finds Significant Growth in West African Cybercrime
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, in collaboration with INTERPOL, today released research on cybercriminal activity in West Africa, “Cybercrime in West Africa: Poised for an Underground Economy,” as part of its ongoing Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series (CUES). Scams targeting individuals and businesses have grown exponentially since 2013. […]
Hurricane Electric Continues Commitment to Middle East and Africa with Major Network Buildouts
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today a significant buildout of its global IPv4 and IPv6 network throughout several regions in the Middle East and Africa. In response to increased global traffic, Hurricane Electric is redundantly building its network into Equinix Dubai and the Djibouti Data Center. Both sites will have connections […]
The Kingdom fights back against Cyber Crime4th Annual Kingdom Cyber Security Meeting to address the Kingdom’s Strategy
Cyber-Crime is not a new phenomenon, but it’s hitting the headlines as never before, with organization across GCC suffering high profile and damaging reaches. The growing frequency and sophistication of these cyber-threats have exposed the companies to new risks and devastating consequences thereby threatening the very existence of the business. No longer considered an IT […]
HID Global Partners with Infineon Technologies (IFX) to Enhance Card Flexibility for e-ID/Smart Card Manufacturers
HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced Infineon Technologies AG as a new partner supplying the chips for their ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay for electronic ID (e-ID) cards. The inlays are more than 30 percent thinner than alternatives freeing space for added security features. The offering uses patented HID DBond™ […]
Trend Micro 2016 Security Roundup Reveals 752 Percent Increase in Ransomware
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released its annual security roundup report, “2016 Security Roundup: A Record Year for Enterprise Threats,” which proves 2016 was truly the year of online extortion. Cyber threats reached an all-time high in 2016, with ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams […]
Trend Micro TippingPoint, Powered by XGen™ Security, First to Infuse Machine Learning Capabilities into its Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the latest enhancements to its network defense solutions, leveraging the company’s powerful XGen™ security. Continuing its smart, optimized and connected security strategy, Trend Micro has infused patent-pending machine learning capabilities into its Trend Micro™ TippingPoint next-generation intrusion prevention system (NGIPS) […]
HID Global Brings Enhanced Usability and Liveness Detection to its Compact, Cost-Effective M-Series Family
HID Global®, worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced enhancements to its compact, cost-effective Lumidigm® M-Series fingerprint solutions. Bringing the ease-of-use and reliability of multispectral imaging technology into challenging yet cost-sensitive applications such as time and attendance, physical access control, banking, and healthcare, the enhanced M‑Series enables OEMs and IT security integrators to deliver […]
Leading UAE Cybersecurity Company Launches New and Improved Dashboard for BrandHawk – Enhancing Its Brand Risk Monitoring Service
Every day, companies all over the world have their online brands come under siege from hackers, phishers, fraudsters, and the like. These criminals abuse the brands of such companies to damage the reputation these organizations have worked hard to build up. The mistrust that results from such malicious acts tarnishes the public outlook of the […]
Trend Micro Endpoint Security Recognized with Recommended Rating by NSS Labs
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced Trend Micro™ has received a recommended rating based on the NSS Labs inaugural Advanced Endpoint Protection Public Test. In addition to Trend Micro receiving one of the highest malware protection scores with no false positives, Trend Micro’s endpoint security proved […]
Trend Micro Announces Deep Security 10 for Protecting Servers across the Hybrid Cloud
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the upcoming availability of Trend Micro Deep Security 10, powered by XGen™ Security. XGen™ Security is a blend of cross-generational threat defense techniques fueled by market leading threat intelligence, and powers all Trend Micro security solutions. With this release, Deep […]