Advocating for uniform standards that support cybersecurity risk mitigation, Huawei joined top government, business, and academic leaders in Saudi Arabia this week at the Global Cybersecurity Forum held in Riyadh.Read More…
UL and the National Cybersecurity Authority of Saudi Arabia (NCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two organizations work towards building a more secure cybersecurity system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Read More…
FireEye has appointed Gordon Love as Vice President for the Middle East and Africa to help drive growth in the region and deepen relationships with partners. He reports directly to FireEye’s Vice President of EMEA Kevin Taylor and is based in the company’s office in Dubai, UAE.Read More…
Tenable today announced it has appointed Mark Thurmond as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Thurmond will lead Tenable’s global field operations, including sales, professional services and technical support. Thurmond’s appointment adds another layer of depth to Tenable’s executive bench asRead More…
Infoblox today announced new research that exposes the significant threat posed by shadow IoT devices on enterprise networks. The report, titled “What’s Lurking in the Shadows 2020” surveyed 2,650 IT professionals across the US, UK, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and UAE to understand the state of shadow IoT in modernRead More…
Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, to spread malware. Kaspersky protection technologies detected a 39% rise in attacks (attempts to download or run malicious files) under the guise of nominees’ work in 2019, compared to 2018.Read More…
Researchers from Unit 42, the threat intelligence arm of Palo Alto Networks, recently identified a Kuwaiti organization’s webpage used as an apparent watering hole. The discovery was made during the analysis of xHunt campaign activities. The webpage contained a hidden image which was observedRead More…
SANS Institute announced SANS Dubai February 2020, which will be held from February 15-20, 2020 at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Beach. Through hands-on, immersion-style training, global cybersecurity experts will train and enable participants with skills to defend their organisation against security breaches and prevent future attacks.Read More…
