Attacks based on exploits are considered to be very powerful, as they do not require any additional interactions with the user and can deliver their dangerous code discreetly. They are therefore widely used; both by cybercriminals looking for profit and by more sophisticated nation-backed state actors for their malicious purposes.Read More…
Researchers find that a great portion of popular children’s apps may run afoul of US privacy legislation by improperly collecting data – albeit often probably unintentionally. A response from Google to the unflattering findings wasn’t long in coming.Read More…
Rabih Itani, Regional Business Development Manager – Security, Middle East and Turkey at Aruba, an HPe company discusses how machine learning enables AI to detect patterns in all sorts of data sources and create behaviours based on recognized patterns, thereby improving security operations.Read More…
Ondrej Kubovič, ESET Security Awareness Specialist discusses the journey over the past year since WannaCry first hit us and caused one of the largest cyber-disruptions the world has ever seen till date.Read More…
With the rise in the popularity of e-commerce, more than 1 million UAE consumers have fallen victiom to online shopping scams alone last year, losing a total of AED 321 million according to the 2017 Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, released by Norton by Symantec.Read More…
A new report from Javelin Strategy & Research says that in 2017, more than 1 million children in the United States were victims of identity theft, resulting in $2.6 billion in losses. Two-thirds of those affected were age seven or younger, said the report.Read More…
In the backdrop of the quarterly Fortinet Global Threat Landscape Report, Derek Manky, Global Security Strategist, Fortinet highlights how cyberattacks are going to evolve over time and what organizations can do for creating stronger security practices.Read More…
As technological innovation continues to revolutionise the business landscape, organisations are also grappling with newfound risks and unchartered challenges. PwC’s 2018 Risk in Review Study, “Managing risks and growth in the age of innovation,” shows how a distinct set of risk management practices can arm organisations to capture value from theirRead More…
