According to a scenario described in new research by Lloyd’s, an insurance market specialist and Cyence, a cyber risk analytics modelling firm, a major global cyber-attack has the potential to trigger up to $53 billion of economic losses.
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Hybrid warfare has altered the security landscape: cybersecurity experts
The blurring of lines between the different modes of warfare and weaponisation of non-military means undermine the foundation of the state is one of the most significant security challenges today, experts said.0 6631
Data breaches cost $4.94M in the Middle East: IBM study
IBM Security has announced the results of a Middle East study exploring the implications and effects of data breaches on businesses located in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Security Advisor ME Readers’ Choice Awards voting now open
Voting for the second annual Security Advisor Middle East Awards is now open.
Trump admin mulls government-wide ban on Kaspersky products
The United States government has reportedly removed Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab from its lists of approved vendors for two contracts that agencies use to acquire technology services.
Oman prioritises government cyber threat training
Oman has stepped up its efforts to ensure government employees are equipped to combat the rising number and severity of …
Gartner names Sophos as ‘leader’ in UTM magic quadrant
Sophos has announced that it has once again been positioned in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant of Gartner’s ‘Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls).’
HID Global expands eID capabilities, acquires Arjo Systems
HID Global has acquired Arjo Systems SAS, a provider of physical and digital identity solutions for secure government ID applications.
DESC, IEEE ink MoU to enhance cybersecurity awareness
The partnership comes in line with one of DESC’s initiatives that supports Dubai’s cyber security strategic plan for innovation, knowledge dissemination and promotion of research and survey culture.
Petya: Research firm finds solution to recover lost files
The potential solution, created by security firm Positive Technologies, is said to only work if the ransomware secured administration privileges to the machine.
Help AG launches recruitment platform ‘Capture the Flag’
Recognising the need to identify and hire skilled cybersecurity experts in the Middle East, Help AG has launched a new …