Huawei has released the industry’s first multilayer ransomware protection solution MRP based on network-storage collaboration at the recently held Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2023. During ransomware attacks, hackers encrypt user data and restrict asset access and force victims to pay a ransom to unlock it. Ransomware attacksRead More…
Ahead of GISEC 2023, Cisco revealed the company’s security insights as observed in the latest Cisco Talos annual report, titled ‘Cisco Talos: Year in Review 2022’ (“Report”). The Report delves into several major trends across the threat landscape in 2022, as well as new behaviors from commodity loaders that willRead More…
Trend Micro has published a new report warning that although only 10% of ransomware victims pay their extorters, they are enabling attacks on numerous other organizations by doing so. Jon Clay, VP of threat intelligence at Trend Micro: “Ransomware is a major cybersecurity threat to enterprises and governments today. It’sRead More…
ESET Research released its latest APT Activity Report, which summarizes discoveries about select advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that were observed, investigated, and analyzed by ESET researchers between September and the end of December (T3) 2022.Read More…
In an era where the mere mention of ransomware conjures negative headlines and narratives — which organisation just fell victim, how large the pay-out was, or how the attack left operations crippled — the latest Crypto Crime Report by Chainalysis finally offers a positive sign. The company’s analysis demonstrates thatRead More…
Digitization initiatives have continued to be successful in the Middle East, and with rapid adoption of digital technologies, comes added and growing exposure to risks of cyber-attacks. These attacks are now sophisticated and have the potential to derail the progress and benefits of digitization.Read More…
The seminar hosted by systems integrator and managed security services provider NGN International discussed how ransomware infiltrates computer systems and encrypts data to blackmail the victim. NGN International recently hosted the fourth and final session of its ‘majlis’ ransomware awareness seminars on the 8th of December at the Arab InternationalRead More…
Mimecast has released its latest State of Ransomware Readiness 2 report, revealing that ransomware has become a primary threat to organisations worldwide, with Middle Eastern companies not spared from the devastating impact of ransomware attacks.Read More…
With a global surge of 75% in ransomware attacks, Trend Micro solutions protected organizations from 63 billion threats in H1 2022 Trend Micro has predicted that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. The latest Trend Micro 2022 Midyear Roundup Report recorded aRead More…
With a global surge of 75% in ransomware attacks, Trend Micro solutions protected organizations from 63 billion threats in H1 2022 Trend Micro predicts that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. The latest Trend Micro 2022 Midyear Roundup Report recorded a double-digitRead More…
Sophos has published findings of a new survey, “The Reality of SMB Cloud Security in 2022.” The survey found that, among Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organization when compared to the previous year, and 67% were hit byRead More…
Veeam Software hosted 200 registered attendees, customers, partners and industry experts at its VeeamON Tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia recently. The event at Al Ammariyah Hills Resort connected leading IT experts and visionaries throughout the region to share and learn about the hottest topics in the market, including Modern DataRead More…
