It is well-reported that the pandemic caused a spike in cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and DDoS attacks. Threat actors have sought to disrupt not only services people rely on everyday like healthcare, education and financial but also critical infrastructure,Read More…
Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released today from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks.Read More…
Claude Schuck, Regional Director, Middle East at Veeam Software, emphasises the importance of backup.Read More…
Ram Narayanan, Country Manager at Check Point Software Technologies, Middle East, explains why cybercriminals are now more focused on targeting mobile devices.Read More…
Cisco’s cybersecurity professionals share the company’s latest security innovation and insights at the 2022 edition of the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC).Read More…
ESET researchers have uncovered yet another destructive data wiper that was used in attacks against organizations in Ukraine. The new malware dubbed CaddyWiper by ESET analysts, was first detected at 11.38 a.m. local time (9.38 a.m. UTC) on Monday.Read More…
Fortinet today announced the latest semiannual FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report. Threat intelligence from the second half of 2021 reveals an increase in the automation and speed of attacks demonstrating more advanced persistent cybercrime strategies that are more destructive and unpredictable. In addition, the expanding attack surface of hybridRead More…
IBM Security today released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index unveiling how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations together were able to “imprison” businesses in 2021 further burdening global supply chains, with manufacturing emerging as the most targeted industry globally.Read More…
Saket Modi, Co-founder & CEO, Safe Security, explains why Organizations will have to proactively prepare for ransomware attacks and have dedicated playbooks in place to manage and mitigate them.Read More…
Check Point has released findings from a new assessment carried out amongst 1,200 IT security professionals globally, which examines how the shift to remote work changed organizations’ security practices around users, devices, and access.Read More…
Ooredoo Business announced a new partnership with Illumio, the pioneer and leader of Zero Trust Segmentation, as an FASTtelco affiliate. Ooredoo will offer the entire Illumio portfolio, which helps organizations see their risk, contain cyberattacks and ransomware,Read More…
The financial services sector is falling behind other industries when it comes to bridging the gap between the new technologies they have rapidly introduced to deal with COVID-19 pandemic, and the security measures required to protect them, according to research from Veritas Technologies.Read More…
