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…

Sophos has today announced the appointment of Clarissa A. Peterson as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Peterson brings Sophos more than 20 years of experience as a senior leader within diverse global organizations. Peterson joins Sophos from Abt Associates, a global research and program implementation organization with projects inRead More…

GISEC is one of the premier security-focused events in the region and this year’s event could not have been timed better, considering the recent mayhem created by WannaCry. Starting 21 May, the 3 day event is the only security event in the region that brings together the highest number ofRead More…

Remote access networking has been gaining a lot of popularity as more and more enterprises are adopting this technology to enable their employees to work from outside the office, and such access usually happens over untrusted networks with the use of VPNs that extend the enterprise network.Read More…