Attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability in the latest versions of Java 7 have become widespread after an exploit for the …
Kill timer found in malware suggests connection to Saudi Aramco attack
A timer found in the Shamoon cyber-sabotage malware discovered last week matches the exact time and date when a hacktivist …
Barracuda Networks partners with Alpha Data for the UAE
Barracuda Networks has signed an agreement with systems integrator, Alpha Data, to resell its suite of security, networking and data protection solutions in the UAE.
Gov surveillance malware monitors Middle East accounts
A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was ‘probably’ built by or …
Small businesses increasingly at risk from hackers
Attacks aimed at small businesses doubled in the first half of 2012 suggesting that hackers are dedicating more resources to …
3 steps to dodge the DDoS bullet
It is an all-too-common headline: Prominent website brought down by attackers. The backstory to this growing threat to business is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS).
SecureLink and Qualys partner to offer vulnerability management services in the region
SecureLink, a security services provider in the Middle East, recently announced that it has partnered with Qualys, a provider of …
5 mistakes to avoid when deploying an enterprise app store
As personal mobile devices flood the corporate workplace, you’d think every company would have its own app store, right? Not so fast. …
A new era
With the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, the amount of threats businesses face have multiplied on an unprecedented scale. Ben …
CIOs in search of IT simplicity
No company sets out to create convoluted processes supported – sometimes thwarted – by layers of overly complicated technology. But …
BT launches Assure Analytics
BT today launched Assure Analytics – a new security data analysis service which helps organisations collect, arrange and evaluate big …
Honeynet Project tackles USB-carried malware like Flame
A nonprofit security research group is building technology to trap malware spread from PC to PC via USB storage drives, …
Flame's Windows Update hack required world-class cryptanalysis, researchers say
The Flame cyber-espionage malware makes use of a previously unknown cryptographic attack variant that required world-class cryptanalysis to develop, experts …
Google warns users of 'state-sponsored' hacks
Google began warning users today of its Gmail online email services when it suspects they may be targets of “state-sponsored” …
Mobile leads in malware resurgence for 2012
After something of a holiday hiatus at the end of last year, malware is back – according to security firm …
Middle East engulfed by 'Flame'
A new, highly sophisticated malware threat that was predominantly used in cyberespionage attacks against targets in the Middle East has …
Virtually secure
Difficulties have arisen this year in the area of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). Vendors have struggled to recast their appliances …
BT responds to BYOD, data concerns with BT Assure updates
BT today announced new features to its BT Assure security portfolio aimed at protecting enterprises from threats arising from the …
Blue Coat signs Westcon Middle East as distributor for MENA Region
Westcon Middle East, a value-add distributor of convergence, security, networking and mobility products and services, announced that it has been …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …