FireEye reported that the Russian hacking group code name APT28 are targeting the hospitality sector since last month and is targeted at travelers to hotels throughout Europe and the Middle East. The report further says, the hackers have used several notable techniques in these incidents such as sniffing passwords fromRead More…

Saudi Arabia’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) announced that it has became the first national security agency in the Middle East region to be awarded for its deep understanding of regional and international cyber security issues by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the internationally recognised cybersecurity certification from safety science organization, Hamid Syed, Vice PresidentRead More…

South Africa based, Intact Software Distribution yesterday announced the launch of World first cyber insurance product, MyCybercare, which is underwritten by Genric in Africa. The insurance cover is now available to Intact partners and customers, including corporate businesses, resellers, retailers, ISP’s, banks, online stores and brokers. Intact is also making MyCybercare available onlineRead More…

According to Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) claimed in its 2016 Internet Crime Report received a total of 298,728 complaints with reported losses in excess of $1.3 billion. The investigative agency further revealed that the agency monitored all the trending scams such as Business Email Compromise (BEC),Read More…

American television network HBO has suffered a “cyber incident”, which apparently resulted in the theft of a Game of Thrones episode and important other data. Commenting on the recent cyber incident, Sebastien Pavie, Enterprise & Cybersecurity Director for META at Gemalto says “Broadcasters face a unique threat. Due to theRead More…