Security MEA speaks to Tabrez Surve, Regional Head of Security, Middle East, Turkey & Africa, F5 Networks, about the adoption of Blockchain technology across the region What does Blockchain technology mean for the future of financial services in the region? Blockchain’s central promise of new, ultra-secure measures for certainty and authenticity,Read More…
Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with Microsoft and law enforcement agencies – the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, Europol, and other stakeholders in cybersecurity – have today taken down a major botnet operation known as Gamarue. It was detected by ESET as Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos, which has been infecting victimsRead More…
McAfee Inc. has released its McAfee Labs 2018 Threats Predictions Report, which identifies five key trends to watch in 2018. This year’s report focuses on the evolution of ransomware from traditional to new applications, the cybersecurity implications of serverless apps, the consumer privacy implications of corporations monitoring consumers in their own homes,Read More…
Apple, a company that prides itself on customer experience, just had one of its worst customer-facing weeks in history, with a major security flaw on macOS High Sierra and a bug in iOS that rendered some iPhones essentially unusable. It has been an embarrassing turn of events for a technologyRead More…
Stephan Berner, the CEO at Help AG, speaks about his company’s achievements in 2017 and his outlook for 2018. What were the major technology and market trends in 2017? I believe cybersecurity has continued to be the dominant force in the IT industry this year. Despite enterprises becoming increasingly judiciousRead More…
Guest written by: Mazen A. Dohaji, Regional Director – Middle East, Turkey & Africa, LogRhythm The energy sector specifically is becoming an increasingly popular target for hackers. According to the Department of Homeland security in the United States, the energy sector faces more cyber-attacks than any other industry. Even moreRead More…
Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s customers and drivers. So far, there’s no evidence that the data taken has been misused, according to a Tuesday blog post by Uber’s recentlyRead More…
Kaspersky Lab, in partnership with Active Education, has embarked on a series of interactive cybersecurity performances at selected schools in Dubai. The events are aimed at driving top of mind awareness around online safety. The performances, aimed at children aged 8-13, cover key threats that children are vulnerable to online. ThisRead More…
