As Black Friday approaches, Kaspersky has released a new report revealing the latest shopping-related cyber threats. The findings expose more than 13 million e-shop-related phishing attacks in 2023, with scammers mimicking popular marketplaces, luxury brands, and gadget stores. According to the company’s experts, scams and phishing are favoured tactics for fraudsters seeking profit. In the first tenRead More…

On the sidelines of the eighth edition of the ‘Knowledge Summit,’ a panel discussion titled ‘Shielding the future: Cybersecurity imperatives in the 5th industrial revolution’ stressed the current cybersecurity landscape, AI-driven threats, as well as essential defenses and tools necessary to counter cyber-attacks. The speakers of the sessions were KawtherRead More…

Bashar Bashaireh, Managing Director for the Middle East & Turkey at Cloudflare, provides 5 tips to stay out of the phishing trap Email is the most exploited business application. It is the primary initial attack vector for cybersecurity incidents, and contains vast amounts of trade secrets, PII, financial data, and other sensitiveRead More…

Sophos has introduced several new solutions that advance critical defenses against active adversaries. Sophos exposes how these active adversaries are now carrying out ransomware “fast” attacks in mere hours in “The 2023 Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners”. The Sophos X-Ops report showcases the forensics of fast smash-and-grab ransomware attacks and theRead More…

By Rafi Brenner, Vice President, Information Security, Fortinet. Cybercrime tactics such as phishing and social engineering, commonly used to infect critical systems with malware or ransomware, have reached epidemic levels. And there are no signs of it slowing down. According to Statista, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to increaseRead More…

OPSWAT has announced an expansion of its operations within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This step is part of the company’s wider strategic initiatives to grow business in the METAP (Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Pakistan) region. Ranked second on the ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Index, Saudi Arabia is acknowledged asRead More…

For the fifth consecutive year, AI security leader SentinelOne has been named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, an annual ranking that recognizes the most innovative and fastest growing companies in North America. “Innovation and growth are the foundation on which SentinelOne is built,” said Tomer Weingarten, CEO, SentinelOne. “For moreRead More…

Qualys has unveiled its forward-looking vision of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, a move that marks a seismic shift for the future of Qualys as a leader in managing and reducing cyber risk for CISOs as well as security practitioners. The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform centres around helping customers holisticallyRead More…