The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has announced the completion the Federal Network, FEDNet, security systems upgrade in a step aimed at protecting more than 35 federal entities against ‘advanced persistent threats’ in their various forms.Read More…
Kaspersky Lab in its latest report claimed that Mamba, the ransomware which appeared last year in September on machines belonging to a energy company in Brazil with subsidiaries in the United States and India. Once the malware infects a Windows machine it overwrites the existing Master Boot Record, with a custom MBRRead More…
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…
Dubai Land Department (DLD) recently was ISO certified for its Quality Management System (9001: 2015) and Environmental Management System (14001: 2015) by SGS Gulf. The certification is part of the overall vision for DubaiRead More…
Rapid7 announced that it has acquired a security orchestration and automation company, Komand. This acquisition will enable Rapid7 Insight platform empower lean security and IT teams to meaningfully increase productivityRead More…
The CTO and co-founder of Beyond Security, Noam Rathaus has been named as one of the top 100 security specialists in the industry on the prestigious Microsoft Security Response Center list.Read 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…
