The Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) team, backed by the world’s largest commercial threat intelligence organization, has released its quarterly Threat Assessment Report. Cisco Talos observed a variety of attacks, with ransomware being the quarter’s most dominant threat. According to CTIR, ransomware accounted for almost half of all incidents, andRead More…

Mimecast Limited, a leading email security and cyber resilience company, announced the strategic API integration with Humio, a CrowdStrike Company, the only log management platform enabling complete observability for all streaming logs in real-time and at scale. The integrated solution is designed to deliver email-based threat intelligence with advanced detection,Read More…

According to anonymized metadata voluntarily provided by Kaspersky MDR customers, one-in-10 (9%) prevented cybersecurity incidents could cause major disruption or unauthorized access to the customer’s assets. The vast majority of incidents (72%) were of medium severity. This means that if these threats had not been detected by the service, theyRead More…

In a move to empower Middle East businesses with a fresh approach to coping with the escalating number of cyberthreats, ColorTokens, a leading innovator in Zero Trust-based cybersecurity solutions, has partnered with Finesse, a Dubai-based IT system integrator. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven organizations to fast-track their digital transformation initiativesRead More…

Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, and Ponemon Institute, a top IT security research organization, released the results of a new study on the Cost of Phishing. The report reveals that the cost of phishing attacks have almost quadrupled over the past six years, with large U.S. companies losingRead More…

Forcepoint, a global leader in data-first cybersecurity, announced Rees Johnson has joined the company as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Johnson will play a critical role as the company continues to deliver its Data-first Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that enable enterprises and government agencies to protect the lifeblood ofRead More…

FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, introduced FireEye XDR, a unified platform designed to help security operations teams strengthen threat detection, accelerate response capabilities, and simplify investigations. The FireEye XDR platform provides native security protections for Endpoint, Network, Email, and Cloud with a focus on improving organizations’ capabilities for controlling incidentsRead More…