The Dubai Police is calling on the cooperation from white hat hackers to help combat cybercrimes and ensure data protection in the emirate.
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Winter Olympics threatened by hacking campaign
Hackers have targeted an attack at organisations involved in the Winter Olympics in South Korea and tried to access sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity firm McAfee. 1 2658
Newly uncovered threat actor targets Middle East government firms
Symantec has uncovered the operations of a threat actor named Leafminer that is targeting a broad list of government organisations and business verticals in various regions in the Middle East since at least early 2017.
Cyber scams targeting WhatsApp users increase in Kuwait
According to a source at the Electronic and Cyber Crime Combatting Department (ECCCD), affiliated to the Criminal Investigation Department, the majority of scammers who target users in Kuwait are from abroad.
Why cyber exposure needs to become a priority for CISOs
In this increasingly dynamic threat landscape that companies encounter on a daily basis, organisations must adopt a more consistent method of assessing their cyber exposure, says Tenable regional director, Maher Jadallah.
NiceHash says $64M hacking attack possibly made from non-EU IP
Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, has recently disclosed a $64 million bitcoin hack on its payment system. In a report published …
Uber security execs resign amid data breach fallout
The Uber data breach compromised information belonging to over 57 million customers and about 600,000 drivers.
US charges three Chinese nationals with Moody’s, Siemens data breach
US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.
Canadian citizen charged in Yahoo breach to ‘plead guilty’: reports
A Canadian citizen accused by the US government of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty, according to reports.
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?
SANS Institute opens registrations for ‘SANS Gulf Region 2017’
SANS Institute has announced that its cybersecurity training event in the Middle East, taking place in Dubai from the 4th to the 16th of November.