IT SEC, an information security consultancy and training firm, has announced that it will be hosting the IT SEC Academy Cybersecurity Awareness Seminar on 3rd August 2017.
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Oman thwarted over 800M cyber-attacks: ITA
Oman has reportedly warded off over 880 million cyber-attacks on government networks in 2017, three times more than 2016 when the country recorded 279 million such attacks.1 3720
The ‘Who’ and the ‘Why’ behind NotPetya
Late on 27 June, the New York Times reported that a number of Ukrainian banks and Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian state …
How partners can help with Petya ransomware attacks
Security consultant and solutions provider Help AG’s MSS architect and CSOC manager, Majid Khan believes resellers and systems integrators can …
IMF touts cryptocurrency as tool to fight terrorism & fraud
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently issued new comments on cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger tech (DLT).
Rethinking security leadership: Enterprise Security 360 Summit
Security Advisor ME organised its annual Enterprise Security 360 Summit in Dubai last month, rallying around thought leaders from the industry to discuss some of the burning security issues today.
Credential reuse poses major threats to enterprise security
Digital Shadows has unveiled research into some of the main techniques cybercriminals are using to target organisations using stolen credentials which have been reused across a variety of sites and online forums.
Cybercrime costs to rise $6 trillion by 2021, says experts
Cyber-attacks are inevitable and companies have no option but to prepare themselves to respond to the attacks appropriately, an international cybersecurity expert has said.
GBM: Cybersecurity key for GCC as millennials go digital
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a regional provider of IT solutions, has revealed that cybersecurity measures need to be increased in companies across the GCC to cater to the digital habits of today’s workforce.
Mimecast demos cyber resilience techniques at GISEC 2017
Mimecast has announced its participation at the 4th Gulf Information Security and Conference (GISEC), which is being held from May 21st to May 23rd, 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
How partners can become security-focused consultants
Haider Salloum, SMB Channel Director, Microsoft Gulf, says partners need to position themselves as trusted advisors to help customers mitigate …