The Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information Security Strategy was released by the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi (DoH). The plan will serve as a framework for defining the key concepts that will drive Abu Dhabi’s holistic approach to improving the healthcare sector’s ability to safeguard and effectively manage cyber threats.Read More…

Batelco’s three data centers have received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) 3.2.1, the most recent worldwide accreditation in data security. ValueMentor, a renowned provider of risk and compliance services, assessed Batelco’s PCI compliance. The PCI DSS is a well-established information security standard that applies to everyRead More…

Barracuda intends to purchase Skout Cybersecurity in order to offer MSPs with the technology and personnel they need to better respond to cyberthreats. The cybersecurity vendor from Campbell, Calif., claims that its proposed acquisition of Melville, N.Y.-based security monitoring and response business Skout Cybersecurity will assist MSPs better filter andRead More…

Hackers were demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen during an attack on a US IT company that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets. Researchers believe more than 1,000 companies could have been affected by the attack on Miami-based firm Kaseya, which provides IT services to someRead More…