Fortinet has announced that the Monitoring and Control Centre (MCC) of Abu Dhabi has deployed Fortinet solutions to protect its ‘Falcon Eye’ project from email spam and malware.
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Trend Micro instrumental in Scan4You conviction
Trend Micro has announced details of its close cooperation with the FBI to identify, arrest and bring to trial the individuals linked to the infamous Counter Antivirus (CAV) service Scan4You.0 4033
Cybercriminals target cryptocurrency, says report
Group-IB, which specialises in preventing and investigating high-tech crimes and online fraud, recently announced the key findings from its annual ‘Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2017’ report.
NBF’s Hariprasad Chede: “Everybody is responsible for IT security”
National Bank of Fujairah CISO Hariprasad Chede discusses why every member of an organisation should take responsibility when it comes to IT security.
Lucideus Tech CEO Saket Modi: “Security is a journey”
Ethical hacker, international speaker and CEO of Lucideus Tech Saket Modi delves into why IT security should be an ongoing and continuous process and not a destination.
Down the rabbit hole: Beware of Bad Rabbit ransomware
The ransomware prompts users to download an Adobe Flash update when visiting an infected website instead of attacking a weakness in the computer’s security.
Greenbug espionage group targets UAE
Recently, DarkMatter’s Security Operations Centre (SOC) and DarkMatter Labs detected and responded to an attack on some of its clients …
Saudi Arabia sets up new authority for cybersecurity
The National Authority for Cyber Security has been created to “boost the cybersecurity of the state, and protect its vital interests, national security and sensitive infrastructure.
Gaza Cybergang targets UAE and Saudi Arabia
Kaspersky Lab experts are registering important changes in the operations of the infamous Gaza Cybergang, which is actively targeting multiple …
Are you unknowingly donating computing power to cybercriminals?
Fortinet has discovered an increase in cryptojacking incidents, which is a new way to stealthily mine Monero cryptocurrency from a user’s CPU resources.
Why companies need to keep insider threats in check
While most businesses are focused on preventing and mitigating external threats, there is often a greater danger their security teams need to worry about closer to home – insider threats.