Redinext, a cybersecurity distribution firm focusing on the Middle East region, has been launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to provide cutting-edge defence technologies for businesses of all sizes.
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Legacy email security systems are “failing,” reveals report
The latest report found more than 14,277,163 pieces of spam and 9,992 emails containing dangerous file types – all missed by the incumbent providers and delivered to users’ inboxes.0 2224
Mimecast launches AI-enabled solution designed to help organisations protect against email threats
Mimecast Limited, a leading email security and cyber resilience company, today announced the Mimecast CyberGraph solution, a new add-on for Mimecast Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that is engineered to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks. CyberGraph creates an identity graph which is built to store information about relationships between all senders and recipients. The graph is designed to detect anomalies and leverages machine learning technology to help organisations stay one step ahead of threat actors by alerting employees to potential cyber threats.
Four in 10 UAE consumers experienced online fraud attempts while confidence in digital payments booms
Four in 10 UAE consumers experienced online fraud attempts while confidence in digital payments booms: Visa-Dubai Police-DED survey.
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.
Group-IB exposes fraud schemes globally and in the MEA
At least 16 countries in the MEA region, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, are being targeted by scammers who are harvesting user personal and payment data via a multistage scam that exploits at least 138 popular brands. Group-IB outlines the MEA countries and the various verticals which were targeted by the scams, alongside the impacts of the ongoing “scamdemic”.
Acronis CISO outlines how it is helping its customers combat cyberattacks
CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Kevin Reed, CISO, at Acronis, to discuss how the security landscape has evolved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept that security is everybody’s responsibility – and the role Acronis is playing in terms of equipping its customers with the solutions to combat cyberattacks following the move to remote working.
The Industries Most Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks in 2020
Cisco has conducted research to discover the top malware threats across industries in 2020 with in its new “DNS Security” report. It follows extensive analysis of malicious DNS activity and threats from January to December last year.
Cyber-attacks to become more targeted in 2021, says HP Inc.
Cybersecurity predictions for 2021 show the ripple effect of COVID-19 is likely to continue, leading to a rise in thread hijacking, whaling and human-operated ransomware.
Mimecast’s Werno Gevers: Why today’s threat landscape calls for pervasive security strategies
Mimecast general manager for Middle East Werno Gevers delves into why today’s threat landscape calls for more pervasive security strategies.
Mimecast redefines phish testing and training with SAFE Phish
Mimecast has announced an industry changing capability that will allow customers to launch live phishing simulations.