Proofpoint today released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which reveals that most CISOs have returned to the elevated concerns they experienced early in the pandemic. Fifty five percent of CISOs in Saudi Arabia surveyed feel at risk of a material cyber-attack, compared to 27% the year before,Read More…
Securonix recently announced the launch of the industry’s first Unified Defense SIEM. The platform provides organizations with 365 days of ’Hot’ data, Powered by Snowflake, for fast search and investigation, best-in-class threat content-as-a-service, proactive defense with continuous peer and partner collaboration, and unified Threat Detection,Read More…
ESET researchers have discovered a new Lazarus Operation DreamJob campaign targeting Linux users. ESET Research was able to reconstruct the full chain, from the ZIP file that delivers a fake HSBC job offer as a decoy up until the final payload: the SimplexTea Linux backdoor distributed through an OpenDrive cloudRead More…
Proofpoint today released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges, expectations and priorities of CISOs. The findings reveal that most CISOs have returned to the elevated concerns they experienced early in the pandemic.Read More…
According to the findings of a report by cybersecurity company Trellix, organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia remain ill-equipped to face down the cyber-menace despite a continued increase in cybersecurity spending in the region. End-of-decade CAGRs for the GCC cybersecurity market have been revised upwards, fromRead More…
The information technology sector is experiencing a surge of growth in Saudi Arabia, especially in the areas of cybersecurity and digital transformation. According to a report by Gulf Business, the IT job market in Saudi Arabia was expected to grow by 9% in 2022, driven by demand for cybersecurity andRead More…
During the annual Cyber Security Weekend 2023 for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa which was recently held in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kaspersky researchers announced the discovery of a series of attacks by a new malware supposedly developed by the infamous OilRig Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group that has been active in theRead More…
Kaspersky has announced its Training and Internship program in Saudi Arabia, further fueling its commitment to build national capabilities within the cybersecurity sector in the Kingdom. One of the many initiatives pioneered by Kaspersky, this program is open for all students and aims to increase cybersecurity awareness,Read More…
