Proofpoint has released new research identifying that 84% of the top 100 universities in the Middle East are lagging behind on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and partners to a higher risk of email-based impersonation attacks. These findings are based on a Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) adoptionRead More…
HP has issued its quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, showing how threat actors are chaining different combinations of attacks together like toy bricks to sneak past detection tools. By isolating threats that have evaded detection tools on PCs, HP Wolf Security has specific insight into the latest techniques usedRead More…
Kaspersky experts have outlined top four email scam themes and tactics currently prevalent in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa region (META). These scams highlight different social engineering techniques used by cybercriminals, however the objective remains the same, which is to entice unsuspecting victims and steal their personal and financial information.Read More…
ESET Research has released its analysis of Spacecolon, a small toolset used to deploy variants of Scarab ransomware to victims all over the world. It likely penetrates victim organizations through operators compromising vulnerable web servers or via brute forcing RDP credentials.Read More…
For the second year in a raw, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Expert has earned the maximum possible points of ’The Total Accuracy Rating’ in the Enterprise Advanced Security test of EDR solutions conducted by SE Labs. The Global Endpoint Detection and Response Market is still growing, expected to reachRead More…
The Great British Holiday Getaway has started with schools closing their doors for summer and families making their way to airports and ports in huge numbers. Data has shown a steep rise in holiday spending compared to 2022. For example, there was a 27 per cent jump year-on-year on packageRead More…
CrowdStrike announced the launch of CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations. The new team and offerings bring together CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence, the CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch managed threat hunting teams and trillions of the latest telemetry events from the AI-powered CrowdStrike Falcon platform to detect,Read More…
Cloudflare has released its inaugural 2023 Phishing Threats Report. The findings highlight that phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing Internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by today’s threat actors. While business email compromise (BEC)Read More…
Securitas has signed an expanded 5-year agreement to provide data centre security for Microsoft in 31 countries, solidifying a strong relationship. Securitas has been delivering security solutions for Microsoft since 2005, building a foundation of trust and collaboration. The global agreement, which began in November 2016, includes risk management, comprehensiveRead More…
Dynatrace announced the introduction of Security Analytics, a new Dynatrace platform solution designed to help organizations better defend against threats to their hybrid and multicloud environments.Read More…
ESET Research has discovered a new cyberespionage group, MoustachedBouncer. It is named after its presence in Belarus and is aligned with the interests of the local government. Active since at least 2014, the group targets only foreign embassies, including European ones, in Belarus.Read More…
Veeam Software has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions. This is the seventh consecutive time Gartner has recognized Veeam as a Magic Quadrant Leader and the fourth consecutive year Veeam is positioned highest for ability to execute,Read More…
