NetApp has announced the general availability of Spot Security. Built for the cloud, Spot Security delivers a solution for continuous assessment and analysis of cloud security posture. Spot Security enables DevOps and SecOps teams to easily collaborate to identify misconfigurations, reduce their potential attack surface, and ensure compliance. With SpotRead More…
Fortinet has announced the FortiGate 4800F series of hyperscale firewalls, which sets new standards for security, scale, performance, and innovation to meet the requirements of hyperscale customers and 5G mobile network operators (MNOs). Powered by 16 of Fortinet’s seventh generation network processors (NP7), FortiGate 4800F offers the highest performance figuresRead More…
In the first half of 2022, the Russia/Ukraine war, increasing numbers of connected devices, and threat actor IoT botnets had the biggest impact on the ICS threat landscape. The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war impacted the threatRead More…
Ivanti and SentinelOne have announced they have joined forces to help organizations adopt a comprehensive, risk-based approach to patch management and bolster cybersecurity against cyber threats, including ransomware attacks. Ivanti and SentinelOne will integrate their best-in-class technologies – Ivanti Neurons for Patch Management and SentinelOne’s Singularity XDR platform – toRead More…
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has released its ‘Cyber Attack Trends: 2022 Mid-Year Report’ highlighting how cyberattacks have become firmly entrenched as a state-level weapon, including the new ransomware method of ‘Country Extortion’ and state-affiliated hacktivism, and the expansion of ransomwareRead More…
Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scam/social engineering) increased significantly in Q2 2022 at 168% in comparison with the previous quarter in Saudi Arabia – the company’s security solutions have detected 5,808,946 phishing attacks in Saudi Arabia in Q2. Social engineering which isRead More…
Vectra, a leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, has announced two new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The announcement sees Teppo Halonen appointed as Vice President of EMEA, and Christian Borst named as Chief Technical Officer of EMEA. Vectra’s new EMEA leadership teamRead More…
IBM has published a study highlighting the importance of cybersecurity in an increasingly digital age. According to IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, the Middle East has incurred losses of SAR 28 million from data breaches in 2022 alone — this figure already exceeding the total amountRead More…
