Group-IB has attributed a recent wave of scams impersonating UAE public bodies to a Chinese-speaking phishing gang, codenamed PostalFurious. The threat actor, documented for the first time by Group-IB in April 2023, has been targeting users in the Asia-Pacific by impersonating postal brands and toll operators.Read More…
Digital technologies, such as cryptocurrency, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) have advanced rapidly in the last few years. However, existing regulatory structures are struggling to keep pace, resulting in reactive responses to new-age crimes.Read More…
Intersec – the world-leading emergency services, security and safety event – will mark its return in 2022 with a ground-breaking, elevated new program uniting global and regional leaders as they explore solutions for the rapidly evolving challenges facing the industry. Never-before seen additions to the event will see Cybersecurity andRead More…
Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in partnership with the Future Foresight and Decision-Making Support Center at Dubai Police, launched its latest report titled ‘Banking and Financial Services Sector Scenarios of Risks and Resilience’, which examines the risks of cybercrime and the potential implications for the banking and finance sector in Dubai.Read More…
Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), UAE Banks Federation (UBF), Abu Dhabi Police, Dubai Police, and Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) have announced today the extension of the successful Fraud Awareness Campaign, which was launched in April last year and ran throughout 2020 as the UAE’s first nationalRead More…
Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Dubai Police’s Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs, chaired a meeting with the Anti-Economic Crimes Department and the Electronic Investigation Department to assess the readiness of security teams participating in the Dubai Expo 2020.Read More…
International chief information security officers (CISOs) met to discuss and map out strategies to protect financial institutions from cyberattacks on the final day of GISEC 2021. The main stage discussion, chaired by Nathan Swain, former Security Advisor for the UK Government,Read More…
GISEC, this year will provide an in-person meeting point for the cybersecurity ecosystem from 31st May-2nd June at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The 3 day event is organised in partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council, Dubai Electronic Security Centre, Dubai Police, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Smart Dubai, Investment Corporation of Dubai, ADNOC Refining andRead More…
