Al Jazeera, a pan-Arab satellite network, said it had been the target of repeated hacking attempts in recent days, but that the cyber attack on Qatar’s main station had been thwarted.Read More…
In a first-of-its-kind exercise in the UAE, Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and UAE Banks Federation (UBF), in collaboration with KPMG Lower Gulf conducted a cyber war gaming exercise, a simulation drill designed to test the UAE banking sector’s cyber resilience, as well as strengthen its capability to dealRead More…
Michael Cade, Senior Global Technologist, Veeam, explains in detail about why organizations should have a clear strategy for managing data across their cloud and data provisioning at a time when the phenomenon of Shadow IT is gaining ground.Read More…
Proofpoint today released the findings of its latest research that revealed that 82% of CSOs and CISOs surveyed reported at least one cyber attack on their organization in 2019, while over half (51%) reported multiple incidents.Read More…
Vectra AI has announced that there is a major security gap that is obvious, important and urgent: the ability to know if privileged accounts and services are compromised. It is continuing proof that traditional access-based approaches that rely on one-time security gating decisions or predefined lists ofRead More…
Cybersecurity researchers have reported a critical flaw in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram that allows attackers to manipulate media files sent via the apps. This vulnerability could allow attackers to alter photographs, modify invoices (in financial scams), swap files in a particular channel feed, or potentially even manipulate audioRead More…
Researchers at Trend Micro have unearthed a cyber-espionage campaign targeting Android devices in the Middle East region. Called “bouncing golf,’’ the attack uses a malware called GolfSpy, with extensive cyber espionage potential. The tricky bit is that this malicious code is hidden deep inside revamped legitimate applications distributed through socialRead More…
Malta’s leading bank, Bank of Valletta resumed a number of its services last week after a cyber attack siphoning of some €13 million. The resumption of services follows rigorous overnight testing of the Bank’s IT systems which were successful. Read More…
