Cybercriminals are moving away from attention-grabbing ransomware attacks to more covert methods intended to steal money and valuable computing resources.
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Global IT professionals lack security confidence: report
A new survey had revealed that less than half of all organisations were able to detect a major cybersecurity incident within one hour. Even more concerning, the study found that less than one-third said that even if they detected a major incident, they would be unable to contain it within an hour. 0 1863
Juniper Networks unveils 5G- and IoT-ready routing platform
Juniper Networks has announced its new MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platform along with several software innovations to provide the needed programmability, performance and flexibility for rapid service deployment in the cloud economy now and for years to come.
Saudi Arabia blocks over 1.6M malicious files in the last year: report
Saudi Arabia’s education sector was most affected by malware, followed by government, and telecommunications during 2017, according to a study.
EMEA firms take almost six months to detect a cyber-attack: report
FireEye has announced the release of its annual M-Trends report, which found that attackers were present in EMEA organisations’ networks a median of 175 days before being detected in 2017.
DarkMatter names new CEO
DarkMatter has appointed Karim Sabbagh as its new chief executive officer, effective April 2018.
The cyber kill chain: Understanding the stages of a targeted cyber-attack
Lockheed Martin’s cyber kill chain approach breaks down each stage of a malware attack where you can identify and stop it.
Rise of the machines: How AI tech can help build stronger security defences
As AI tech transform modern IT systems, how can organisations leverage them to build better defences and stay on top of cybersecurity incidents?
Securing the network in the age of IoT
The recent spate of ransomware attacks has put the spotlight back on network security, making it an uphill battle for almost all organisations in the region. With hackers always trying to get into networks though new and creative ways, the spending on network security, especially on firewalls/UTM products, have gone through the roof.
Huawei positioned as ‘Challenger’ in Gartner magic quadrant
Huawei has announced that it has been positioned in the ‘Challengers’ quadrant of the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for enterprise firewalls.
Gartner names Sophos as ‘leader’ in UTM magic quadrant
Sophos has announced that it has once again been positioned in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant of Gartner’s ‘Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls).’