The vulnerability was found in the NPort W2150a and W2250a converters. These devices allow industrial controllers, meters, and sensors to connect to a local Wi-Fi network. Wireless access is necessary to control equipment located, for example, on moving objects (containers, elevators, robots) or in aggressive environments (chemical and metallurgical plants). The vendorRead More…
Positive Technologies is constantly refining its approach to result-driven cybersecurity: as part of the bug bounty programme Positive Dream Hunting, security researchers worldwide can attempt to trigger two non-tolerable events. The first person who can inject malicious code into the company’s products or steal money from its accounts will be rewardedRead More…
Yealink has thanked Positive Technologies for discovering the critical vulnerability BDU:2024-00482 in its Yealink Meeting Server videoconferencing system. Yealink is a prominent VoIP provider and is among five major online conferencing vendors. Its products are used in 140 countries. The vendor was notified of the threat per the responsible disclosure policy and released a software patch.Read More…
With 2023 behind us, 2024 is set to feature an astonishing landscape of change for organisations across the Middle East. In light of the region’s race towards digitalization, Positive Technologies, a leader in the result-driven approach towards cybersecurity, has revealed its annual predictions for the most anticipated in technological advancementsRead More…
Positive Technologies has analyzed cyberthreats relevant to the financial sector. Unique attacks on this industry doubled in Q3 2023 compared to the same period last year. Attackers primarily targeted the least secure organizations and their customers, most often with the help of malware. The percentage of encryption malware in suchRead More…
Positive Technologies is participating at AVAR 2023, the 26th edition of the AVAR International Cybersecurity Conference hosted by Dubai from November 28 to December 1. Members of the PT Expert Security Center (PT ESC) team will share their experience in developing open-source projects, using the DRAKVUF agentless sandbox as an example, andRead More…
Positive Technologies experts have presented a study of the Q3 2023 cybersecurity threatscape. The share of malware attacks remained unchanged from Q2 at 45%. The advent of decryption tools reduced the effect of encryption malware, causing its share to shrink. Ransomware gangs now threaten to publish stolen information without encrypting the compromisedRead 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…
At GITEX 2023, results-driven cybersecurity leaders Positive Technologies will reveal insights from their new GCC Dark Web report which aims to enhance the lens on cybercrime, providing cybersecurity professionals with keen insight to protect their companies from threat actors. Positive Technologies experts conducted the study of the shadow market usedRead 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…
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…
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…
