Emile Abou Saleh, Senior Regional Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa at Proofpoint, highlights how UAE CISOs tackle evolving cyber threats through AI-powered defenses, data loss prevention, and employee training.Read More…
Proofpoint released new research indicating that a significant number of the top universities in the Middle East are lagging behind on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff, and stakeholders to a higher risk of email fraud.Read More…
Proofpoint recently identified a fraudulent website purporting to sell tickets to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The website “paris24tickets[.]com” claimed to be a “secondary marketplace for sports and live events tickets.” It was notably listed as the second sponsored searchRead More…
As the integration of ChatGPT and other generative AI bots into company systems accelerates, organisations face an expanding array of security risks. The convenience and efficiency brought by these AI tools come with potential threats that could compromise data privacy,Read More…
Proofpoint released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges, expectations and priorities of chief information security officers (CISOs) worldwide. The 2024 report draws attention to a notable trend: while fears of cyber attacks remain high, CISOs in the UAE demonstrate increasing confidence in their abilityRead More…
According to Proofpoint’s latest research, the majority of financial institutions listed in the GCC are proactively implementing measures to block fraudulent emails from reaching customers. Proofpoint analysed the level of adoption of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance)Read More…
Proofpoint released its inaugural Data Loss Landscape report, which explores how current approaches to data loss prevention (DLP) and insider threats are holding up against current macro challenges such as data proliferation, sophisticated threat actors, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).Read More…
Proofpoint released its tenth annual State of the Phish report, revealing that 83% of employees in the UAE knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial loss. And while the incidence of successful phishing attacks has slightly declined globally,Read More…
