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…
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…
Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Director, MENA at A10 Networks speaks about a new a new variant of the Petrwrap/Petya ransomware.Read More…
Security MEA speaks to Alex Hinchliffe, the Threat Intelligence Analyst at Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks, about the recent Petya cyberattack Why is the Petya attack more serious than the previous WannaCry attack? There are a few of reasons why Petya is notable compared to WanaCrypt0r. First, it contained additional methods for spreadingRead More…
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The Petya ransomware was designed to lock files on the infected computer and demand payment from victims to get their files unlocked. Following the launch of the Petya ransomware attack around the world last week, Microsoft’s telemetry data has now shed some light on the scale of the worm-able ransomwareRead More…
The Petya ransomware attack that was inspired by WannaCry attack, kicked off on June 27. Symantec has investigated the motivation behind the Petya attack, to understand whether money or disruption is the more likely motivation of the people behind the Petya cyber attack. According to Symantec telemetry, the majority of victimsRead More…
