“Many businesses ignore the basics when it comes to security” – Cybereason

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Tarek Kuzbari, Regional Director, Middle East & Turkey at Cybereason, to learn more about the economic impact ransomware attacks are having on a global scale, what practices businesses need to implement to better protect themselves – and discuss the findings of their recent ransomware report in the UAE.

SentinelOne driven to stop attacks in their tracks

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Tamer Odeh, Regional Director at SentinelOne, Middle East, onsite at GISEC 2021, to find out how their patented AI technology is equipping businesses with the solutions required to deter, mitigate and stop ransomware attacks – and why the end-point has become the first line of defense for enterprises.

Ransomware on the Rise

Ransomware is on the rise again. A recent industry report found that ransomware attacks increased by 150% in the last year, while blockchain research firm Chainalysis saw a 311% increase, year on year, to the end of 2020 in the number of actual ransomware attacks. Ransomware is also a growing concern in the Middle East region, as attack frequency and sophistication rose significantly since last year.

U.S. sanctions hand China opportunity to be chip kingpins

The recent announcement by German car manufacturing behemoth Volkswagen AG, that they will have to significantly reduce their production over the next coming months, due to the global chip shortage is just another illustration of the impact the crisis is having on multiple industries worldwide. The beginning of the global chip shortage can be traced back to the heavy-handed tactics pursued by the U.S. government in its treatment of Chinese ICT vendors.

Enviroserve CEO believes we can do more to build a better sustainability ecosystem

CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Lyes Yahiaoui, CEO at Enviroserve, a global leader in electronics recycling, to find out more about the key role they are playing in terms of helping the UAE meet its sustainability targets, the efforts being made by the IT industry to reduce its carbon footprint – and how the UAE needs to introduce new legislation that encourages greater sustainability across the board.

APT actors increasingly turn to exploits to launch attacks

Advanced threat actors are continuously changing their tactics, sharpening their toolsets, and launching new waves of activity. That’s why, to keep users and organisations informed about the threats they face, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis team provides quarterly reports about the most important developments in the advanced persistent threat landscape.

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