IBM Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, highlighting that the total cost of a data breach for organizations in the Middle East reached SAR 29.9 million (≈ USD 8 million) in 2023 — an all-time high for the report.Read More…
Cloudflare has announced that IBM Cloud Internet Services (CIS), powered by Cloudflare, has expanded its offering to include Cloudflare Bot Management, now available to help enterprises on the Enterprise Premier Plan address and combat the growing threat of malicious bot traffic. Cloudflare and IBM Cloud have been working together sinceRead More…
In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks against schools around the world, IBM today announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools. Since its creation in 2021, the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants program has expanded globally,Read More…
In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks against schools around the world, IBM has announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools. Since its creation in 2021, the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants program has expanded globally, and this year willRead More…
IBM has announced it has acquired Polar Security, an innovator in technology that helps companies discover, continuously monitor and secure cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) application data – and addresses the growing shadow data problem. The news marks IBM’s 5th acquisition in 2023. Since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April 2020,Read More…
With threat actors finding new and innovative ways to launch cyberattacks, Saudi Arabia remains one of the most targeted countries in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, accounting for two-thirds of the cases according to IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. The 2023 report highlights that at 40%Read More…
Cybercrime is growing and organizations around the world are increasingly vulnerable to them. As a corollary cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing fields in technology. The demand for cybersecurity is greater than ever. However the sector is also suffering from talent gap.Read More…
Eight schools across the word will be the recipient of the 2022 IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants, totaling $5 million in in-kind services With a view to helping schools worldwide proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks, IBM has announced the first eight recipients of the 2022 IBM Education SecurityRead More…
