Qatar participated in the 23rd Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) e-Government Executive Committee meeting that was held via videoconferencing. The delegation included representatives from the National Cybersecurity Agency and the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC). The Qatari delegation at the meeting was headed by the acting assistant undersecretary of GovernmentRead More…
KPMG Professional Services in Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Aramco, one of the largest energy and chemicals companies in the world, to examine and strengthen the cybersecurity compliance checks across Aramco’s third-parties and suppliers. Aramco has recently implemented the Third-Party Cybersecurity Compliance Certificate (CCC) Programme, a strategic initiativeRead More…
Vectra AI, a leader in threat detection and response, has announced the introduction of Vectra Detect for Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). Detect for AWS is a cloud-native SaaS solution that provides continuous, scalable agentless threat detection, prioritization, investigation, and response to attacks targeting applications running on AWS, as wellRead More…
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for May 2021. Researchers reported that Trickbot trojan continues to target an increasing number of organizations every month in the UAE, impactingRead More…
Following the Ledger data breach of July 2020, victims are receiving convincing but fake hardware wallets. Scammers appear to be targeting victims of a hack of customer data stored by bitcoin hardware wallet provider Ledger that occurred about a year ago.Read More…
01 Communique Laboratory Inc. announced that its partner DigiFlynt Tech Ltd., will be integrating to IronCAP engine Tax Platform (COTS Product) that are being built for the government of West Africa. It will be the World’s First Quantum-Safe Tax Platform. DigiFlynt is assigning an elite team to focus on sellingRead More…
Qatalum signed an agreement with GE to provide a suite of cybersecurity solutions, five Advanced Gas Path (AGP) upgrade units and maintenance services for a period of 15 years for equipment at its 1,080 megawatts (MW) power plant. Four of the AGP upgrades will be installed on 9F gas turbinesRead More…
IBM Security announced the results of a global survey examining consumers’ digital behaviors during the pandemic, as well as their long-term impact on cybersecurity. With society becoming increasingly accustomed to digital-first interactions, the study found that preferences for convenience often outweighed security and privacy concerns amongst individuals – leading toRead More…
