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…

Trend Micro has announced that its Risk to Resilience world tour – the world’s largest cybersecurity roadshow is enroute to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to empower enterprises in building up their defence capabilities and reimagine cybersecurity. The roadshow in Qatar took place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha.Read More…

Tenable has announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) as Executive Member. CSA is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. As an executive level member, Tenable will champion preventive security approaches, helping organizations understand andRead More…

Nutanix has announced the public sector findings of its fifth annual Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption. The research reveals that public sector organisations plan to accelerate their hybrid multicloud deployments nearly five-fold over the next three years. Overall, public sector respondents expect toRead More…

Acronis has released the findings of its Mid-Year Cyberthreats Report, From Innovation to Risk: Managing the Implications of AI-driven Cyberattacks. The comprehensive study, based on data captured from more than one million global endpoints, provides insight into the evolving cybersecurity landscape and uncovers the growing utilisation of generative artificial intelligenceRead More…

As the global community recently commemorated the United Nations’ ‘Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day’ on June 27, Kaspersky is calling on SMEs across Africa to rethink their approach to cybersecurity. Whether a tech startup, small bakery, or a plumber, SMEs are reliant on either a computer or smartphone forRead More…

Cisco is delivering on its promise of the AI-driven Cisco Security Cloud to simplify cybersecurity and empower people to do their best work from anywhere regardless of the increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. Cisco is investing in cutting-edge artificial intel that will empower security teams by simplifying operations and increasingRead More…