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McAfee spells out challenges to threat intelligence sharing
McAfee has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2017, which details the challenges facing threat intelligence sharing efforts, probes the architecture …
Let’s talk about doxware
Rishi Bhargava, Co-founder and VP Marketing, Demisto, gives us a lowdown on the latest threat looming in the cyberspace.
SANS Institute to organise security training in Saudi
The growing importance of cyber security in Saudi Arabia was highlighted at the very start of this year when an …
McAfee is once again an independent company
Famed anti-virus vendor McAfee is an independent company again as the sale of the majority of the firm to private equity firm TPG became final yesterday.
Gemalto: ME data breaches are up 16.67% compared to 2015
Gemalto has released the findings of the 2016 Breach Level Index (BLI), revealing that Middle East data breaches are up 16.67 percent compared to 2015.
Global IT security leaders to gather at GISEC 2017
Cybersecurity experts from across the region and globe will come together for the Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC), which will be held from 21st to 23rd May at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
StarLink to host annual IT security roadshow across META
Regional security VAD StarLink will host its seventh annual IT Security Roadshow taking place in nine countries across the Middle …
Redington Value to deliver Palo Alto solutions in Egypt
Regional distributor Redington Value has signed an agreement with Palo Alto Networks to deliver its Next-Generation Security Platform to resellers …
Sophos study reveals need for integrated security in ME
Sophos has released the findings of a regional study indicating that majority of organisations in Middle East and Africa (MEA) are recognising the benefits of integrated security.
A look ahead for the security industry
By focusing on hardening the physical security systems we have to be sure that we have three elements: people, processes and systems, says Pierre Racz, President, Genetec.
State of the Internet
Akamai’s State of the Internet reports leverage this data to share an informed view into online connectivity, cybersecurity trends and metrics, including Internet connection speeds, broadband adoption, mobile usage, outages, cyberattacks, and web security threats.
Securing your DNS infrastructure
While DNS infrastructure is inherently a vulnerable component for organisations, effective internal DNS security solutions can turn it into a great asset for securing an organisation’s networks and data.
Emitac offers secure communications with KoolSpan sign up
Emitac Enterprise Solutions (EES) has signed up with KoolSpan, a provider of secure communications for mobile devices, to provide their …
PhishMe, Ingram Micro sign strategic channel alliance
Under the terms of the agreement, Ingram Micro will help to accelerate the rapid growth that PhishMe has achieved across META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa).
Cisco introduces new virtualisation and security technologies
According to a newly released IDC study, organisations around the world are expected to triple the adoption of modern, automated networks over the next two years.
SCOPE Middle East joins HID Advantage Partner Program
SCOPE Middle East has announced that it is now a member of the HID Advantage Partner Program, a loyalty-based programme which advances a partner’s relationship with HID Global.
Intel Security outlines updated integrated solutions
Intel Security has outlined a new, unifying approach for the cybersecurity industry to eliminate fragmentation through updated integrated solutions, new cross-industry partnerships and product integrations within the Intel Security Innovation Alliance and Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA).
Mimecast launches report on email security effectiveness
Mimecast has announced the launch of the Mimecast Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), an analysis report measuring the effectiveness of email security systems.
Bloomberg: Verizon said to reach revised price for Yahoo deal
The altered agreement would reduce the price of the $4.8 billion deal by approximately $250 million, after the revelation of security breaches at the web company.