According to latest Cisco 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), malware sophistication is increasing as adversaries begin to weaponize cloud services and evade detection through encryption, used as a tool to conceal command-and-control activity. As per the report, security professionals said to reduce adversaries’ time to operate they will increasingly leverageRead More…
The guest written article contributed by the security writer at ESET, Tomas Foltyn discussing the security concerns persist while more and more consumers are snapping up smart TVs. The times when all that our TV sets could do was show us ‘regular’ TV stations are now over. These days, such ‘old-school’ TVs areRead More…
Leading Security vendor, SonicWall recently revealed that it has developed a new Capture Cloud engine, which has discovered hundreds of new malware variants not seen before by sandboxing technology.Read More…
Sophos announced the availability of Intercept X with malware detection powered by advanced deep learning neural networks. Combined with new active-hacker mitigation, advanced application lockdown, and enhanced ransomware protection, this latest release of the next-generation endpoint protection delivers previously unseen levels of detection and prevention. Deep learning is the latest evolution of machineRead More…
Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director MEA at Infoblox discusses how security trends such as IoT security, cloud security, NGDC security for SDN & NFV, CBSA security (cloud-based services and applications), and so on are becoming key and what cyber security strategies one needs to adopt this year.Read More…
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulations Authority (TRA) has warned of malicious PDF files sent anonymously to email or WhatsApp accounts that incur heavy damage on electronic devices and smartphones.Read More…
Security researchers at Group-IB, a leader in preventing and investigating high-tech crimes and online fraud, have lifted the lid on a gang of Russian-speaking cybercrooks, dubbed MoneyTaker. Group-IB has confirmed 20 companies as MoneyTaker victims,Read More…
From online gaming, to mobile apps and wearable tech, technology is used at almost every touch point in people’s day-to-day lives. However, the downside of living in this hyper-connected society means that people are also extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Harish Chib, Vice President -Middle East & Africa at Sophos discusses how malware isRead More…
