Top 5 principles of cyber hygiene
2020-07-23
Ihab Farhoud, the director for solutions engineering – METNA at VMware shares 5 key principles for attaining cyber hygiene that helps in keeping businesses and their employees safe.Read More…
Cybersecurity in education a big concern
2020-07-16
Tamer Odeh, Regional Director at SentinelOne in the Middle East discusses the varied threats that educational institutions can face today and what needs to be done to thwart those attacks. He further explains some initiatives need to be taken locally to lower the rate of cybercrime in the education sector.Read More…
Three step process to mitigate cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-07-02
With a majority of the organizations opting for remote working in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a substantial increase in cyber threats as well as per a recent report by VMware Carbon Black. Ransomware attacks alone rose by 148 percent from February-March 2020, withRead More…
Secured backups – A remedy for ransomware mitigation
2020-04-23
Rick Vanover, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Veeam explains why businesses should ensure that their backup data is not used against them by cybercriminals.Read More…
Remote working has increased the likelihood of Cyber breach finds Centrify
2020-04-15
Nearly three-quarters of business decision-makers (71 per cent) believe that the shift to 100 per cent remote working during the COVID-19 crisis has increased the likelihood of a cyber breach, according to new data released by cybersecurity company Centrify.Read More…
Cyber-criminals targeting people’s fear of COVID-19 finds Nokia
2020-04-12
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the world, people are understandably afraid for the health of themselves and their families.Read More…
Cyber adversaries flock to apps where users are and when they are online: Fortinet
2019-05-23
Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the findings of its latest quarterly Global Threat Landscape Report. The research reveals that cybercriminals continue to evolve the sophistication of their attack methods, from tailored ransomware and custom coding for some attacks, to living-off-the-land (LoTL) or sharingRead More…
72% of global 2000 companies in ME exposed to email fraud risk: Proofpoint
2019-04-29
Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading next-generation cyber security and compliance company, has announced its analysis of the 57 Global 2000 companies located in the Middle East and their exposure to email fraud. Email continues to be the vector of choice for cyber criminals. Recent Proofpoint research shows that infosecurity professionalsRead More…