IBM Security today announced the results of a Middle East study exploring organizations’ preparedness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it comes withstanding and recovering from a cyber attack. The study, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient, found thatRead More…
Centrify, a leading provider of cloud-ready Zero Trust Privilege to secure modern enterprises, today announced results of a new survey in partnership with TechVangelism that indicate the majority of organizations are ill-prepared to protect themselves against privileged access abuse, the leading cyber-attack vector. Seventy-nine percent of organizations do not haveRead More…
FireEye, announced the acquisition of Verodin, the leader in validating the effectiveness of cyber security controls. The transaction, valued at approximately $250 million in cash and stock will significantly enhance the FireEye portfolioRead More…
Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, today unveiled its third-annual State of Email Security report. The report includes insights from 1,025 global IT decision makers, including the UAE. As cybercriminals continue to use email as a primary vehicle to steal data and deliver advanced threats, the results ofRead More…
Huawei today filed a motion for summary judgment as part of the process to challenge the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (2019 NDAA). It also called on the U.S. government to halt its state-sanctioned campaign against Huawei because it will not deliver cybersecurity. BanningRead More…
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in macOS that can allow attackers to execute harmful applications on Macs. According to a report on cyware.com, the flaw was discovered by security researcher Filippo Cavallarin. According to him, a security mechanism called GateKeeper in macOS treats both external drives and networkRead More…
AmazingCo, a company based in Melbourne, Australia had an unprotected Elasticsearch database that contained sensitive details of customers and possible leads. The publicly accessible database was discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler. According to Fowler, a large portion of data was related to children’s entertainment. AmazingCo provides services such asRead More…
Ingram Micro today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire French cyber security VAD Abbakan, as part of the expansion of its cyber security business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The acquisition of Abbakan expands Ingram Micro’s network of system integrators and telecommunications companiesRead More…
