Highlighting the change in cyber-criminals’ focus from attacking technical vulnerabilities to now exploiting user behaviour, SANS Institute, in its recent survey titled ‘SANS 2017 Endpoint Risks and Protections’, found that browser-based attacks and social engineering are now the two most powerful techniques targeting organizations. Both techniques prey upon users asRead More…

Dubai Police has welcomed a new member on to its force. He doesn’t need a visa, medical insurance or hours of training, and he is ready to engage with Dubai’s residents and millions of tourists across the city’s streets.Read More…

SearchInform, will be demonstrating its next generation Data Loss Protection (DLP) solution at the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. “We are committed to helping organizations build their security platforms through our local partners and will demonstrate ways in which our technology protectsRead More…

Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Head of Security for the Emirate of Dubai, today opened the 4th Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) – the Middle East’s largest cybersecurity event. The event is running concurrently with the Internet of Things Expo (IoTx) 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) fromRead More…

Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, announced its participation at the 4th Gulf Information Security and Conference (GISEC), which will be held from May 21st to May 23rd, 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.Read More…

Paladion has announced that since Sunday, May 14, 2017, it has discovered new variants of the WannaCry Ransomworm. These new variants have no connection to the previous Kill Switch found in the original ransomware, which started wreaking havoc across the globe on May 12, 2017.Read More…

DarkMatter, the international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, will be participating in the upcoming Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC), taking place from 21 to 23 May at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. DarkMatter participates in the event for the second consecutive year, and willRead More…