South Africa-based managed ICT services provider, AppCentrix, has expanded into the Middle East and signed a distribution agreement with ExtraHop, a provider of real-time IT analytics for network performance management and security. The company intends to capitalize on the region’s growing need for robust and competitively priced cyber securityRead More…
(WAM) The number of cyber-attacks against websites in the UAE during the first four months of the current year reached 155, compared to 297 attacks during the same period of 2017, a decline of 48 percent.Read More…
According to a study by Trend Micro, Middle East and North Africa accounts for 4.75% and 1.75% respectively of global ransomware threats in the Q1 of 2018. Recognizing the growth and impact of ransomware,Read More…
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new variant of the SynAck ransomware Trojan using the Doppelgänging technique to bypass anti-virus security by hiding in legitimate processes. This is the first time the Doppelgänging techniqueRead More…
Qualcomm has announced that the industry’s newest Wi-Fi security protections will, moving forward, be applied across the company’s portfolio of mobile and networking infrastructure products. Qualcomm Technologies will support the Wi-Fi Alliance’s third generation security suite, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3)Read More…
Qualys, a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider, has announced new functionality in its web application security offerings that helps teams automate and operationalize global DevSecOps throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).Read More…
UAE’s leading telecom operator, du, became the first telecom operator in the Middle East to achieve PCI-DSS certification, a set of security standards designed to ensure secure environment for online payment transactions.Read More…
Mimecast has announced that Christina Van Houten has joined the leadership team as the new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Christina will drive corporate development, product management and market strategy as part of building out Mimecast’s leading email security, archive, and cyber resilience cloud platform.Read More…
