Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) discovered a new cybergroup called Lazy Koala. Experts confirm that the criminals use simple but effective attack techniques. Victims of the group include organizations from Russia and six CIS countries, with approximately 867 employee accounts compromised to date. As part of the threatRead More…
Tenable has highlighted that of the cyberattacks Saudi Arabian organisations experienced in the last two years, 40% were successful. This forces security teams to focus time and efforts on reactively mitigating cyberattacks, rather than preventing them in the first instance. With 68% of Saudi organisations confident that their cybersecurity practicesRead More…
Kaspersky Global Research and Analyses Team (GReAT) experts offer insights and projections for 2024 in the Kaspersky Security Bulletin, with a focus on the evolution of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). Kaspersky researchers predict APT actors will introduce new exploits on mobile, wearables, and smart devices and use them to formRead More…
Tarsus On Demand has partnered with cybersecurity company Sophos. The partnership brings together cloud expertise and cutting-edge security solutions, elevating the standards of protection in the industry. Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services as well asRead More…
On the sidelines of GITEX GLOBAL 2023—the largest information technology exhibition in the Middle East—Positive Technologies has agreed on partnership with eight providers of cybersecurity services and solutions to develop cooperation in the region for the promotion of modern products and exchanging experience in the field of cybersecurity. The companyRead More…
Positive Technologies has analyzed the relevant cyberthreats of Q2 2023. According to the report, the number of targeted attacks increased by 10% since the beginning of the year, now standing at 78%. Experts noted large-scale attacks that exploited vulnerabilities and numerous leaks of users’ personal data. Furthermore, the period saw an increase in successful cyberattacks on blockchain projects and an upsurge in ransomware activityRead More…
By Ziad Nasr, General Manager, Middle East, Acronis In today’s digital age, re-evaluating networks and cybersecurity operations is essential, particularly in the UAE, where the threat landscape is rapidly evolving. For instance, in 2021, the UAE witnessed an increase of 71% in cyber-attacks, emphasising the critical need to upgrade outdated systems,Read More…
OPSWAT has published the results of its Threat Intelligence Survey. The comprehensive survey included insights from over 300 IT professionals responsible for malware detection, analysis, and response within their organisations, and provides valuable and surprising insights into the evolving threat intelligence landscape as well as the challenges IT professionals face today.Read More…
In this day and age, the Middle East has witnessed a significant surge in cyberattacks, especially ones that pose a serious threat to organizations in the region. According to Fedor Chunizhekov, Information Security Analyst at Positive Technologies, “The threat to the Middle East is very much real. Rapid advancement inRead More…
Cyberattacks have become more sophisticated and immature security practices make endpoints an easy target in advanced cyberattacks. Security and risk management (SRM) leaders relying on traditional signature-based endpoint security struggle with defence against fileless attacks, ransomware, and identity theft. Prevention alone is not enough. SRM leaders need to strengthen theRead More…
The World Wide Web, more commonly known as the Internet, is the widest digital network ever created and the primary platform of communication for over 64% of the world’s population, currently surpassing 5.16 billion connected users according to the DIGITAL 2023: GLOBAL OVERVIEW REPORT by WeAreSocial. This percentage becomes evenRead 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…
