Bulwark Technologies, a leading value added distributor of IT security solutions in the Middle East has today announced its participation …
Mac Flashback flaw re-used by new malware campaign
Malware criminals are on the hunt for Mac victims again, repurposing the Java-based vulnerability used by the Flashback bot to …
Barracuda Networks signs Redington Value to accelerate distribution in ME
Barracuda Networks has signed up distribution partner Redington Value, the value added distribution division of Redington Gulf to help take …
Financial services under more frequent DDOS attacks
The financial services industry saw nearly triple the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks during the first three months of …
Secure future
The year 2012 is dominated by three key trends – cloud, virtualisation and big data. These may be revolutionising the …
Examining distrust
Security plays a hugely influential part in our lives. On a normal morning we’ve encountered it on numerous occasions before …
Coviello declares battle against hacktivists: RSA Conference 2012
RSA chairman Art Coviello gave an impassioned speech to kick off the RSA Conference 2012, sending out a stark action …
Malware grows to the tune of 75 million samples in 2011: McAfee
Despite McAfee predicting that unique malware samples would hit 75 million in 2011, the security vendor actually found that the …
Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011
The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, …
Winning with consolidation
Data centre consolidation is a term being thrown around in 2012 almost as much as virtualisation, cloud and big data. …
help AG’s passionate writer, Ali Mohd Alamadi
Alamadi’s ambition is to become a leading professional in the field of information security in the region. Joining aeCERT’s …
IBM releases free training tools to educate people on Internet safety
IBM has teamed with Safer Internet Day to release free Internet safety training tools, it announced today. It will have …
Buyers beware of unified networks: Salim
Enterprises should think carefully before turning towards internet protocol and unified ICT networks, says Muttahir Salim, principal consultant for reliance, …
Technology for a new year
Gartner has revealed its top predictions for IT organisations and users for 2012 and beyond, and they herald changes in …
Sophos: 64% of IT professionals worry about data on mobile devices
In a survey carried out on the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week 2011, 64% of respondents said they wouldn’t be …
Stephen Berner, Managing Director, help AG
RME opinion Help Ag follows a model of high level security consultancy based on audit and assessment of the internal …
ESET launches 5th generation of flagship products
ESET Middle East, a provider of solutions against cyber-threats, today announced the launch of its flagship products ESET Smart Security …
Firms shun e-crime risk insurance: KPMG
British businesses are generally not insuring themselves properly against e-crime risks, according to KPMG. A survey found that over three …
Grasping governance
In recent years, the concept of IT governance has garnered much interest due to the integral role IT plays in …
CIA, Mossad, MI6 targeted by Iranian DigiNotar-hackers
After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy …