As the price of bitcoin surged in the recent months, so too have the volume and sophistication of cyberattacks relating to the popular cryptocurrency. This is according to new research by Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, which found that impersonation attacks relating to cryptocurrencies grewRead More…

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in partnership with the Future Foresight and Decision-Making Support Center at Dubai Police, launched its latest report titled ‘Banking and Financial Services Sector Scenarios of Risks and Resilience’, which examines the risks of cybercrime and the potential implications for the banking and finance sector in Dubai.Read More…

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) continues its support to LOYAC and sponsors its Cybercrime Committee Program as part of its commitment toward corporate social responsibility. NBK’s Sponsorship to the program aims to raise awareness on the cybercrime protection laws in Kuwait, and the most common mistakes that youth make onRead More…

Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), UAE Banks Federation (UBF), Abu Dhabi Police, Dubai Police, and Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) have announced today the extension of the successful Fraud Awareness Campaign, which was launched in April last year and ran throughout 2020 as the UAE’s first nationalRead More…