Last week’s attack on the Virgin Radio Dubai website could have provided cyber-criminals with a springboard from which to launch …
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UAE urges students to become cyber ambassadors in new initiative
The "Cybersecurity" ambassador initiative was launched to build a secure e-culture as it is considered a competitive initiative to empower Emirati students as cybersecurity ambassadors.1 2851
Researchers warn of increased Zeus malware activity this year
The amount of cyber-criminal activity associated with the Zeus family of financial Trojan programs has increased during the past few …
Rapid-growing mobile payments market is driving a financial fraud marketplace
The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs …
When payback strikes back for businesses
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard Technologies, discusses the act of striking back against cyber criminals. Between …
Cyber crime batters small businesses, says Symantec
Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting small businesses due to their less sophisticated defences, according to a new report from Symantec. …
Pirate software market costs business $114bn, MEA market among largest
Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though …
Experts slam ‘dangerously unprepared’ IT security managers
Companies with IT security strategies that focus mostly on complying with key standards are dangerously unprepared for emerging cyber threats, …
Microsoft, Symantec take down botnet
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal …
New IBM security tool can catch insider threats
IBM has rolled out a tool it says can cull massive terabytes of data, including email — to help customers …
Is Iran really behind recent stream of DDoS bank attacks?
Though U.S. officials have consistently blamed Iran for the ongoing stream of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against major …