Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scam/social engineering) increased significantly in Q2 2022 at 168% in comparison with the previous quarter in Saudi Arabia – the company’s security solutions have detected 5,808,946 phishing attacks in Saudi Arabia in Q2. Social engineering which isRead More…
Vectra, a leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises, has announced two new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. The announcement sees Teppo Halonen appointed as Vice President of EMEA, and Christian Borst named as Chief Technical Officer of EMEA. Vectra’s new EMEA leadership teamRead More…
IBM has published a study highlighting the importance of cybersecurity in an increasingly digital age. According to IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, the Middle East has incurred losses of SAR 28 million from data breaches in 2022 alone — this figure already exceeding the total amountRead More…
The need for managed detection and response (MDR) is soaring as attack surfaces grow, cloud usage skyrockets and the cybersecurity skills gap widens. Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today introduced Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response (Unit 42 MDR) to address this need with a newRead More…
Cisco Talos, one of the world’s largest private threat intelligence teams released its latest quarterly report that examines incident response trends and global cyber threats. According to the report, during April, May and June 2022, commodity malware outpaced ransomware for the first time in more than a year, comprising 20Read More…
Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter. The company’s security solutions detected 10,722,886 phishing attacks in Africa in Q2. Kenyan users were influenced the most by this typeRead More…
Anomali has announced that Steve Benton has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Anomali Threat Research (ATR) and General Manager of the Anomali Belfast, Ireland Office. Benton, an experienced cyber security expert has a history of strategic advisory, intelligence sharing and coordinated response across MD, CxO, andRead More…
KnowBe4 has released the most frequently clicked phishing methods, including the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests. Half of those that were clicked on had subject lines related to Human Resources, including vacation policy updates, dress code changes, and upcoming performance reviews. The other top category was ITRead More…
