From January to September 2022, computers in the industrial control systems (ICS) environment were attacked using multiple means. In the META region, malicious objects were blocked on 38% of ICS computers in the region that were protected by Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) solutions, according to Kaspersky ICS CERT statistics. Globally the shareRead More…

Zain KSA has signed a MoU with StarLink to provide cybersecurity and cloud computing services in the Kingdom. Zain KSA has signed a MoU Memorandum of Understanding with StarLink for cybersecurity and cloud computing services (StarLink MDMC) to discuss the opportunities of further cooperation between the two parties. The MoURead More…

Accompanying the successful ESET Threat Report, ESET Research launches the ESET APT Activity Report, aiming to provide a periodic overview of ESET’s findings on the activities of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. In the first installment, covering T2 2022 (May-August 2022), ESET Research saw no decline in the APT activityRead More…

F5 has announced that AWS customers now have access to F5’s high-efficacy, AI-driven bot protection through an easy to deploy connector. Malicious bots are everywhere. Many of consumers’ favorite sites, logins, and applications are crawling with them at this very moment. They wreak havoc on customers and organizations, and imposeRead More…

A special focus was made on security for emerging technologies, such as robotics, IoT, and critical industry-specific threats Kaspersky has shared the evolution of the digital threat landscape in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region and worldwide during its annual Cyber Security Weekend – META, which took placeRead More…

Fortinet has unveiled predictions from the FortiGuard Labs global threat intelligence and research team about the cyberthreat landscape for the next 12 months and beyond. From quickly evolving Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS)-fueled attacks to new exploits on nontraditional targets like edge devices or online worlds, the volume, variety, and scale of cyberthreatsRead More…

Cyberthreats and IT governance are top risk areas for internal auditors to address in their audit plans for 2023, according to Gartner. The Gartner 2023 Audit Plan Hot Spots Report identifies the top 12 risk focus areas for Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) to help them identify risks to their organizationsRead More…