Proofpoint released its tenth annual State of the Phish report, revealing that 83% of employees in the UAE knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial loss. And while the incidence of successful phishing attacks has slightly declined globally,Read More…
HP issued its quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, showing attackers are continuing to find innovative ways to influence users and infect endpoints. The HP Wolf Security threat research team uncovered several notable campaigns including:Read More…
GenAI burst into the public consciousness in 2023, promising to revolutionize business operations. The Middle East exhibits a distinct approach to AI and GenAI adoption, differing notably from broader global trends. According to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) survey,Read More…
According to a new forecast from Gartner, the end-user spending on security and risk management (SRM) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is forecast to total $3.3 billion in 2024, an increase of 12.1% from 2023.Read More…
In a comprehensive research project, Sternum identified a potential vulnerability involving the reverse SSH tunnel and deprecated NTP client and HTTP servers. ChargePoint, with its last firmware update, has disabled the HTTP server and updated the NTP client to address the issues.Read More…
Barracuda Networks has published its Cybernomics 101 report, which examines the financial forces and profit motives behind cyberattacks. The new report reveals the average annual cost of responding to compromises exceeded US$5 million.Read More…
An overwhelming majority of global organizations are admittedly ill-prepared to handle the steady increase in insider threat activity, according to research conducted by Cybersecurity Insiders and announced by Securonix, the leader in Unified Defense SIEM.Read More…
Cloudflare has published its inaugural API Security and Management Report. Findings from this year’s report reveal that APIs, a technology that underpins today’s most used sites and apps, are being leveraged by businesses more than ever—ultimately opening the door to more online threatsRead More…
Google Cloud has released its annual Cybersecurity Forecast report for 2024, compiling forward-looking thoughts from security leaders and experts from different teams across Mandiant, Google Cloud and VirusTotal, who are on the frontlines of the latest and largest attacks.Read More…
ESET has released its latest Threat Report, which summarizes threat landscape trends seen in ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts from June 2023 through November 2023. The second half of 2023 witnessed significant cybersecurity incidents.Read More…
Cisco launched the latest report in its App Attention Index research series, revealing escalating consumer expectations for digital experience and increased pressure on brand owners to optimize application performance and security.Read More…
Data and digital consulting leader Artefact MENA has launched a whitepaper on Generative AI based on a comprehensive survey and interviews with executives across various industries in the MENA region. The study seeks to understand the status of Generative AI in regional organizations, key applications, challenges, and prospects.Read More…
