The cybersecurity skills shortage is a problem for businesses of all sizes and in all industries. To address this problem, cybersecurity vendor Fortinet has committed to educating one million individuals worldwide over the next five years through its cybersecurity training, certification, career-growth, and employment-assistance initiatives.Read More…

With an increased number of ransomware attacks, Dave Russell, VP, Enterprise Strategy, Veeam talks on how businesses can fight back. Ransomware attacks have bitten a gaping hole in the pockets of businesses who are having to pay extortionate ransoms in response to highly targeted attacks by sophisticated criminal organisations. TheRead More…

Proofpoint’s 2021 Voice of the CISO report explores the key challenges faced by CISOs after a challenging year for many businesses, economies and individuals worldwide. Below is the discussion with Andrew Rose, Resident CISO, EMEA at Proofpoint, on this report.Read More…

Cybereason, the leader in future-ready attack protection, today released research findings from a global ransomware study of nearly 1,300 security professionals. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 37 percent of surveyed companies reported that they had bit hit by a ransomware attack in the last 24 months. A staggering 84Read More…

Kaspersky Lab identifies ransomware actors focusing on targeted attacks against businesses Kaspersky announced the discovery of an new emerging and alarming trend that more and more cybercriminals are turning their attention from attacks against private users to targeted ransomware attacks against businesses. According to Kaspersky, at least eight groups ofRead More…