Sophos has just published new research on how malware is increasingly targeting the Discord chat platform. The cyberthreats uncovered by Sophos include information stealing malware, spyware, backdoors, and ransomware resurrected as mischiefware.
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UAE airline offers special WhatsApp service to passengers
Etihad Airways has launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app.1 4523
IFS acquires Customerville
Customerville to be integrated into the IFS Cloud proposition helping IFS customers increase engagement with their own customers, improve revenue and profitability, and drive product, service, and outcome innovation.
Vectra AI Partners with Microsoft on Zero Trust Security Framework
Vectra strengthens Zero Trust with Visibility and analytics to mitigate Threats Emerging from Distributed and Hybrid-Remote Workforces.
Cybereason Acquires empow to Enhance XDR Offerings
Cybereason has just announced the acquisition of empow, a security analytics company based in Tel Aviv. This acquisition follows on the heels of Cybereason securing $275 million in crossover financing.
BeyondTrust Introduces New Privilege Management for Windows & Mac Features to Stop Malware and Streamline Workflows
BeyondTrust announces further product enhancements and integrations to its market-leading BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows & Mac product. This solution enables a preventative approach to endpoint security, stopping malicious attacks by enforcing passwordless administration, “Just-in-Time” access, and pragmatic application control on endpoints.
Ingram Micro signs distribution agreement with CrowdStrike
Ingram Micro signs distribution agreement with CrowdStrike for the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan.
Payit is MENA’s first wallet to offer Ding mobile recharge
Ding, the largest international mobile top-up platform, has announced a new partnership with payit, the UAE’s first, fully-digital wallet powered by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). The partnership will see FAB become the first bank in MENA to offer mobile recharge to its customers via DingConnect’s global mobile top-up API.
“92% of CEOs under pressure to deliver digital transformation” – Rimini Street
Accelerating Digital Transformation via the Cloud Requires Careful Planning.
Team play: Kaspersky and Fnatic announce global partnership
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, and Fnatic, the high-performance esports brand, announce a global partnership. The two leaders in their fields will develop multiple joint initiatives including multi-channel digital content campaigns and a digital event series.
How to design the ideal penetration test for the hybrid-work reality
Michael Byrnes, Director, Solutions Engineering, iMEA, BeyondTrust, details how organisations can build a robust penetration testing (pen-testing) program that accounts for a new hybrid workforce and all the privacy, legal and compliance challenges that come with it.