Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realise you forgot to tell your …
AccessData: Region not equipped for cybercrime
According to AccessData Group, the Middle East is fast becoming a prime target for cyber criminals, mostly because so many …
Stuxnet ‘dates back to 2005’
Researchers from Symantec have found and analysed a version of the Stuxnet cyber sabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions …
Adobe Reader exploit ‘part of cyber espionage operation’
The head of the malware analysis team at antivirus vendor Kaspersky said last week that a recently found exploit that …
Cyber criminals ditch PCs for mobile era, according to survey
Cyber criminals have moved beyond the traditional PC, targeting Android, social media and even the Mac OS X with new …
Rising cyber threats set backdrop for latest cyber security bill
As the Senate prepares to take another stab at passing a comprehensive cyber security bill, a new report shows the …
DDoS bank attacks signal new era of cyber warfare
Cyber attacks on U.S. banks over the last several months reflect a frightening new era in cyber warfare, according to …
Top 10 tech stories of 2012
Change in any industry involves conflict. Evolution and revolution in tech this year took place not only in the marketplace …
Symantec spots odd malware targeting Iran
Symantec has spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with …
Microsoft patches Word flaw, 20 other critical bugs
Microsoft has patched 20 vulnerabilities in Word, Office, Windows, SharePoint Server, SQL Server and other products in its portfolio, including …
Apple iPhone 5 less toxic than Samsung Galaxy S III
As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the …
Criminals hack Adobe certificate server
Criminals broke into an Adobe server and provided two pieces of malware with a digital certificate that attest to them …
Iran blocks Gmail and Google, security researchers say
The Iranian government appears to have blocked access to Google’s search engine and Gmail webmail service from inside Iran, according …
‘Shamoon’ cyberweapon the work of amateurs, Kaspersky says
The ‘Shamoon’ malware that nixed the hard drives of 30,000 Saudi oil industry PCs in August was more of a …
‘Shamoon’ attack on Saudi oil industry was inside job, reports say
The destructive ‘Shamoon’ malware attacks that hit the Saudi Arabian Aramco oil company last month could have been aided by …
'Gauss' cyberweapon targets Middle Eastern banks
An apparently state-sponsored cyberweapon dubbed ‘Guass’ has been unveiled which is targeting banks and individuals in a number of Middle …
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 …
Iran to act on cyberattacks with secure intranet
Iran is pressing ahead with its promise to establish a “national information network” that could unhitch some of the …
DWTC to organise region’s largest cyber security conference in 2013
As corporates and individuals in the Middle East continue to witness a steady rise in cyber attacks, industry experts believe …
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” …