According to recent reports, files and tools owned by the Hacking Team that has been leaked previously has now been repurposed by a cyber-espionage group targeting luxury hotels.
Cyber vigilance
Radwan Moussalli, Senior Vice President – Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, Tata Communications, talks about the emerging security concerns in the digital age and how organisations can tackle these threats.
Intel Security study reveals latest infrastructure cyber-security challenges
According to a recent survey released by Intel Security and The Aspen Institute, IT executives within critical infrastructure organisations see a need for public-private threat intelligence sharing partnerships to keep pace with escalating cyber-security threats.
FireEye: Cyber threat group targets Wall Street
FireEye has recently released an intelligence report that assesses that a financially motivated advanced threat group has been carrying out ongoing attacks against publicly traded companies in an attempt to play the stock market.
Kaspersky Lab reveals cyberattack on its corporate network
Earlier in 2015 during a test, a prototype of an anti-APT solution developed by Kaspersky Lab detected signs of a complex targeted attack on its corporate network.
Fast Lane introduces new cyber security training course
Fast Lane Computer Consultancy announces the addition of CyberSec First Responder: Threat Detection and Response to their public training schedule.
Kaspersky Lab, EY warn organisations to get prepared for cyberthreats
Kaspersky Lab’s Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa which took place April 26-29 in Lisbon, Portugal and brought together specialists from the Kaspersky team, an expert from EY, journalists and business guests.
Fortinet to share insights on cyber security at GISEC 2015
Fortinet is participating at the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC), the Middle East’s essential IT Security Knowledge Platform, …
Cyberoam to showcase Layer 8 technology during GISEC
The security company intends to leverage the event to educate regional businesses and CXOs on its patented Layer 8 technology and shall showcase how IT and security teams in the region can benefit from Cyberoam’s network security innovations.
China discloses cyberwarfare unit
It came as a shock to just about no one in the cybersecurity industry that China has a cyberwarfare unit, which was acknowledged by the government there this week.
NATO ‘not tied to cyber retaliation’
NATO is not “tied to any cybersecurity actions” but is willing to bypass laws to protect its member states in the event of attacks, according to a company IT security officer speaking at Hannover’s CeBIT 2015 trade show.
Kaspersky: Cyber-espionage more sophisticated
State sponsored malware is becoming increasingly sophisticated according to a report released by security vendor, Kaspersky Labs. According to a company statement, this new trend was confirmed during analysis of the EquationDrug cyber-espionage platform, the main espionage platform developed by the Equation Group.
Gang steals $1 billion in largest ever cyber-theft
A cybercriminal gang has stolen up to $1 billion from banks in at least 25 countries over the last two years, infiltrating networks with malware and spying on employees’ computers to facilitate large wire transfers, Kaspersky Lab has revealed.
Cyber subversives
Debating political issues, promoting free speech, and supporting human rights, the illegal cyber activities of hacktivists divide opinion. Are they criminals like any other, or are their cases of their work justifying their underhand means?
US and UK to step up cyber defence plans
The U.S. and Great Britain are stepping up their collaboration to fight digital threats by planning to launch more attacks against each other to test their defences and deter potential enemies.
Anonymous threaten cyber revenge on terrorists
Hacktivist group Anonymous have released a video threatening to exact revenge on terrorist groups following the Paris shootings of 16 civilians.
Kaspersky: Syrian cyberspace conflict intensifies
The cyberspace conflict in the Middle East – particularly Syria – is intensifying as sides exploit malware in a bid to gain advantages, according to Kaspersky Lab’s latest threat research.
Palo Alto uncovers new source of cyberthreats
Palo Alto Networks has revealed that cyber criminals in Nigeria have evolved common malware campaigns to infiltrate businesses that have …
Bit9 and Carbon Black merge to battle cyber threats
Bit9 has merged with Carbon Black, a next-generation security company to prevent and detect advanced threats on endpoints and servers andprovide immediate incident response. The combined entity, retaining the Bit9 name, has raised $38.25 million to fuel its explosive growth as businesses race to protect themselves against the ever-increasing damage from advanced attacks.
China accuses Cisco of supporting US cyberwar efforts
China’s state-controlled press is accusing Cisco of helping the U.S. government in cyberespionage, following its governments claims that it would create a “vetting system” for major IT products.