ESET has investigated and identified a complex threat posed by a new strain of malware that has been dubbed as Stantinko. the malware is said to have affected half a million users so far. ESET’s latest white paper analyses this highly inconspicuous malware which tricks victims into downloading pirated software fromRead More…
Employees hide IT security incidents in 53 percent of business in the UAE – that’s according to a new report from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, “Human Factor in IT Security: How Employees are Making Businesses Vulnerable from Within”. With 46% of IT security incidents caused by employees each yearRead More…
Alexandre Cazes, believed to be behind dark net marketplace AlphaBay, has been found dead in a Bangkok jail. The suspected co-founder of AlphaBay, one of the largest dark web marketplaces, was found unresponsive at Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau. He was due to meet prosecutors pushing to extradite him to the United StatesRead More…
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain has issued a new regulation on critical telecommunications infrastructure risk management. TRA conducted a preliminary study back in 2015 where it assessed the security risks posed on critical telecoms infrastructure (CTI) in BahrainRead More…
Fortinet has announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls) for the eighth consecutive time.Read More…
Kaspersky Lab joined hands with Redington to distribute its wide portfolio of corporate security solutions across East Africa. The distributor will focus on expanding the market for Kaspersky’s remote security monitoring, managed security, virtualisation security to mobile device security and management solutions in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia.Read More…
According to the findings of the fourth-annual Data Security Confidence Index by Gemalto found out that 84% of Middle East businesses feel perimeter security is keeping them safe, with most believing that it is quite effective at keeping unauthorised users out of their network. However, 66% are not extremely confident theirRead More…
The old adage ‘you don’t know what you’ve got until its gone’ seems more relevant than ever for the digital age, with new research by Kaspersky Lab showing that while people claim that they understand the value of their data, in reality they don’t appreciate its importance until it is lost. PeopleRead More…
