The Middle East and Africa did remain relatively unscathed in the recent ransomware attacks, with only a few isolated cases reported across the region. But that doesn’t mean the region is invulnerable to such attacks. The recent wave of ransomware is just another example of attackers upping their ante to targetRead More…
Kaspersky Lab in its latest report claimed that Mamba, the ransomware which appeared last year in September on machines belonging to a energy company in Brazil with subsidiaries in the United States and India. Once the malware infects a Windows machine it overwrites the existing Master Boot Record, with a custom MBRRead More…
Guest written by: Richard Agnew, VP NW EMEA at Veeam Software Paying ransom fees to regain access to data in the vague hope that criminals will release files from hostage is a known phenomenon that continues to demand regular column inches. But currently, with ransomware on the rise, no companyRead More…
In the wake of high-profile global ransomware attacks such as WannaCry and Petya, BT and KPMG have published a new cyber security report offering practical advice to businesses of all sizes on how best to manage their security journey and turn it into a business opportunity. The new report, “The cyberRead More…
The executive vice president and regional head for EMEA at Paladion, Amit Roy discusses the latest ransomware attack, Petya with Security MEA and describe the steps regional businesses should take to secure themselves against Petya.Read More…
Guest written by Mohammad Tabbara, Senior Systems Engineer – UAE and Channel at Infoblox Barely after the dust has settled on WannaCry, the ransomware that affected hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries in May, another ransomware attack, NotPetya, started infecting organizations across Europe and into the Americas on June 27,Read More…
Security MEA speaks to Majid Khan, the MSS Architect and CSOC Manager at Help AG, about Petya ransomware’s extent of damage, local and regional update, and the precautions and remediations companies need to take immediately What is the extent of the damage caused by the Petya ransomware cyberattack? WannaCry, theRead More…
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