Johnson Controls has acquired FM Systems, a leading digital workplace management and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for facilities and real estate professionals. The base purchase price for the transaction is $455 million, plus additional payments to be made subject to the achievement of post-closing earnout milestones. “FM:Systems’ powerful,Read More…
ESET Research has published a summary of what happened with the Emotet botnet since its comeback after a limited takedown. Emotet is a malware family active since 2014, operated by a cybercrime group known as Mealybug or TA542. Although it started as a banking trojan, it later evolved into aRead More…
IDC Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Galaxkey to deliver advanced cybersecurity solutions to its customers in the Middle East. This partnership aims to enhance the security measures of the regional enterprises by ensuring data protection, privacy, and compliance for them.Read More…
Positive Technologies analysed threats to information security in the Middle East, discovering a significant increase in cyberattacks on critical IT infrastructure from 2022-2023. Most of these were targeted attacks, and the most frequently affected organisations were government institutions. Ransomware attacks are skyrocketing. According to Positive Technologies’ cybersecurity threatscape report, MiddleRead More…
NewEvol, a leading provider of dynamic threat defense system, and emt Distribution today announced their strategic partnership aimed at safeguarding organizational assets and delivering exceptional value to IT driven customers and businesses irrespective of its industry.Read More…
OPSWAT has released the findings of its 2023 State of Web Application Security report, based on an online survey of over 400 executive leaders, managers, and senior contributors. The survey provides a deep dive into the evolving state of web applications and cloud infrastructure and highlights a concerning disconnect:Read More…
Bart Salaets, EMEA Field CTO at F5, explains how multi-cloud networking can be both straightforward and secure The days of enterprise apps running in a single environment are drawing to a close. Composed of microservices, modern apps use distributed Kubernetes and application programming interfaces (APIs) to deliver the capabilities,Read More…
The outlook of global crypto markets, which have been recovering well this year with the prices of digital assets like Bitcoin up over 80% as of June 30, has been infused with further positivity following the release of the latest Crypto Crime Midyear Update from Chainalysis.Read More…
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS has released its latest version of Arbor Edge Defense (AED) which includes new ML-based Adaptive DDoS Protection.Read More…
To support the Middle East’s enterprise and government organizations better protect sensitive data and stop API abuse, CyberKnight has become the value-added-distributor for Traceable that allows for discovery and security posture management, threat protection and threat management,Read More…
Proofpoint has released new research identifying that 72% of the top hospitals in the UAE and KSA are lagging behind on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting citizens to a higher risk of email fraud.Read More…
In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks against schools around the world, IBM has announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools. Since its creation in 2021, the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants program has expanded globally, and this year willRead More…
