During Kaspersky’s 8th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2023, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the company’s experts discussed the biggest cyberthreats specifically targeting governments, enterprises, businesses and industrial organizations, while forecasting the trends that will influence the cybersecurity landscape in the future. The impact of Artificial Intelligence, compromised corporate data onRead More…

In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers saw a sharp increase in crypto miner variants – an overall growth of over 230% compared to the same period last year. The number is three times more than in the third quarter of 2021 and now exceeds 150,000. Of all corporate users that wereRead More…

Digital transformation spending in the region will accelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% over the five-year period, topping $74 billion in 2026 and accounting for 43.2% of all ICT investments made that year. Digital transformation investments in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) are setRead More…

From January to September 2022, computers in the industrial control systems (ICS) environment were attacked using multiple means. In the META region, malicious objects were blocked on 38% of ICS computers in the region that were protected by Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) solutions, according to Kaspersky ICS CERT statistics. Globally the shareRead More…

Security automation leader expands into Middle East, Turkey and Africa Swimlane, a low-code security automation company, has announced its expansion to the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) with the appointment of Ashraf Sheet as vice president of the region. Sheet will build on the increasing demand for Swimlane securityRead More…

Meta hosted a virtual forum around digital literacy in order to better help people in the MENA region navigate digital platforms. The forum was broadcast live on Meta Arabia, Meta’s official Facebook page in the Middle East and North Africa region. As part of this engagement, the forum explored theRead More…