Global organisations believe they’ve likely had either a direct or indirect breach due to misused or abused employee access in the last 12 months, according to a recent report by BeyondTrust.
Education, Government
Preparing young Emiratis in AI is vital for UAE’s future, says minister
Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, member of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation and deputy managing Director, has revealed a new initiative that aims to equip the next generation of Emiratis with leadership skills.0 3615
Who has ‘Trump’ card in tech trade war between US and China
The ongoing trade war between the United States and China shows no signs of reaching a resolution as negotiations between the two global economic superpowers remains deadlocked. However, the topic of technology has now temporarily displaced the thorny subject of tariffs as the main currency in the dialogue between officials in Beijing and Washington, with the US, launching an aggressive offensive against major technology players in China.
Apple pulls the plug on iTunes with latest macOS update
According to Apple, with macOS Catalina, it is replacing iTunes with its entertainment apps — Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and the Apple TV app.
Dubai ranked among top nations leading in smart home availability
Dubai has been ranked among the top 10 countries as leaders in smart home availability in a report release by Moscow’s Department Information Technologies (DIT).
Impersonation attacks on the rise in the UAE: Mimecast
UAE impersonation attacks increased by 75 percent, with 77 percent of those organisations impacted by impersonation attacks having experienced a direct loss, according to Mimecast’s third-annual State of Email Security report.
“123456”: undisputed king as most-hacked password
An analysis of the 100,000 most-commonly re-occurring breached passwords confirms that ‘123456’ is the undisputed king of atrocious passwords.
Tenable enables enterprises to “accurately” evaluate cyber exposure
Tenable has unveiled new innovations to its Cyber Exposure analytics capabilities in Tenable Lumin, which leverage machine learning to automatically correlate vulnerability and threat data together with asset criticality in a single platform.
Is your smart device spying on you?
Half of people in the UAE think that their smart devices are spying on their lives, according to a recent YouGov research.
DDoS: a weapon of mass disruption
Security correspondent Daniel Bardsley speaks to industry experts to discuss the current state of DDoS attacks and how organisations can steer clear.
VeeamON 2019
Veeam joins elite group of billion-dollar software companies
Veeam, the backup solutions and cloud data management company, has surpassed its billion-dollar mark joining an elite group of pure play software firms to achieve this milestone.