CYBERGYM Enters GCC Cybersecurity Market with Opening of New UAE Office.
Cybercriminals are weaponising your favourite brands
As a marketer or brand owner in 2021, it’s not enough to protect your brands and trademarks in real life. You have to build a fort around your online assets too. Brand marketers are increasingly losing leads, brand affinity and customer loyalty to cybercriminals who impersonate their brands to scam their customers and prospects.
Overcoming the cyber-pandemic with Raqmiyat
Abhijit Mahadik, Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure, UAE & KSA, Raqmiyat, speaks to Anita Joseph, Editor, SAME about the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the threats organisations need to watch out for and how the security priorities of organisations have shifted since the pandemic last year.
SANS Institute to Focus on Cyber Resilience and Training at GISEC 2021
As the Official Training Partner of GISEC 2021, SANS will place the spotlight on Cyber Ranges, SANS Foundations and CyberStart, in addition to showcasing its regular training and certification events.
It’s all for one and one for all in the ‘borderless’ war against cybercrime
Cybersecurity experts to meet at GISEC to explore collaborative international response to escalating cyber threats.
CyberSiara use unique characteristics of the human eye to tackle cybercriminals
CNME Editor Mark Forker managed to secure an exclusive interview with Dr. Mohammad Reza Beheshti, Founder and CTO at CyberSiara, and Neil Shah, CEO at CyberSiara, to find out how their incredible solution based on the unique characteristics of the human eye is leading the fight against cybercriminals targeting online forms and captcha technology.
Cybereason Discovers Global Botnet Campaign Leveraging Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability
Cybereason Discovers Global Botnet Campaign Leveraging Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability. The Prometei Botnet crosses many industries and countries globally; Victims are random, making the botnet more dangerous and widespread.
Interview: ‘Sharing and communication are key to a robust cybersecurity industry’
John Shier, Senior Security Advisor, Sophos, tells Anita Joseph, Editor Security Advisor ME in an exclusive interview, how Sophos adopts …
In-person GISEC 2021 to spark industry collaboration against cybercrime
In-person GISEC 2021 to spark industry collaboration against cybercrime spike. Dubai World Trade Centre will host GISEC from 31st May-2nd June.
Blog: Combating cybercrime with AI-driven security strategies
By Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances, FortiGuard Labs As technology evolves, so too does cybercrime. The …
Targeted email attacks on the rise
According to Kaspersky researchers, another targeted threat to watch out for is corporate doxing, the process of gathering confidential information about an organisation and its employees without their agreement, to harm them or profit from it. Proliferation of publically available information, data leaks and advancement of technology are leading to a state in which tricking employees into giving out confidential information or even transferring funds is becoming easier than ever before.
Mimecast Details Threat Actor Attacks During “The Year of Social Distancing”
Remote Workers in the Crosshairs: Mimecast Publishes New Report Detailing Threat Actor Attacks During “The Year of Social Distancing”. Company researchers report a 48% rise in threat volume in the first year of the pandemic; Threat actor attack volume mirrors spiking COVID-19 infection rates in April and October 2020.
Attacks against remote access protocols continue to rise
Attacks against remote access protocols continue to rise over the past year, reaching 15.8 million in the UAE.
Huawei joins global cyber security platform to provide expertise
Huawei joins global cyber security platform to provide expertise in cyber crisis management. The company becomes the first global ICT solution provider to join the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation – Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT) as a commercial member.
CyberKnight Launches Ransomware Solution to Enhance Cyber Resilience
CyberKnight Launches Ransomware Solution Stack to Help Middle East Organisations Enhance Cyber Resilience.
XDR: A Cybersecurity Game-changer
Today’s organisations require the ability to autonomously secure all enterprise data – security related or not. This is exactly where enterprises can benefit from adopting XDR, an integrated platform that provides visibility and automated defences required across all assets.
29% of Cyber Threats Previously Unknown, HP Research Finds
29% of Cyber Threats Previously Unknown, HP Research Finds. HP threat intel team reveals rising web browser exploits, RAT-infested delivery alerts, DOSfuscation and other hacker activity.
2021 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey reveals impact of COVID
ThreatQuotient-sponsored 2021 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence survey reveals impact of COVID. Respondents to the survey indicate their usage of CTI changed significantly during 2020, influenced by sharp rise in COVID-related phishing and ransomware attacks.
Why People Click: How Cybercriminals Target Emotion and Trust
We think of cyber criminals as sitting in basements, plotting to subvert technology by breaking through the firewall, but the reality is that the problem is a human one. Technology is actually quite effective at withstanding attacks, so the attackers target the most vulnerable spot – the user.
CyberKnight Becomes Middle East Distributor for Netwrix and Stealthbits
CyberKnight Becomes Sole Middle East Distributor for Netwrix and Stealthbits, now part of Netwrix.