With less than four months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018, data privacy and protection is top of mind for business leaders in the GCC. According to the third biennial EY Global Forensic Data Analytics Survey, 60% of KSA andRead More…

Intel updated its bug bounty program to offer USD 250,000 until December 31, 2018, and it is now been converted from invitation-only program to an open for all program, meaning now any security researcher can be part of it, thereby significantly expanding the pool of eligible researchers to work on mitigating the vulnerabilities found inRead More…

Leading GRC vednor MetricStream, announced today the findings of its latest survey, Moving Up the IT Risk Management Maturity Curve: An In-Depth Look at How Enterprises Are Managing and Mitigating Their IT Risks. The survey covered 139 respondents from 120+ enterprises and 20 industries across more than six geographic regionsRead More…

Dimension Data announced that it has deployed Cisco Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) in the cloud to extend the company’s protection from ransomware, phishing attacks, bot networks, and all types of malicious software. According to Cisco, The Cisco Umbrella is a cloud security platform that provides the firstRead More…

Digitisation has transformed crime and closer partnerships between government and private sector organisations are essential to successfully combat cyber criminals that are using increasingly sophisticated technologies and strategies to target companies and organisations according to a new report. A Practical Method of Identifying Cyberattacks released by the World Government SummitRead More…