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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 3845
Ransomware attacks reported around the world
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world, BBC has reported. Computers in …
Gemalto unveils banking card personalisation centre in Dubai
Gemalto has opened a new banking card personalisation centre in Dubai, to support the region’s fast developing financial services sector.
UAE banks set up threat intel sharing platform
The UAE Banks Federation has started a cybersecurity sharing programme among its 49 member banks to help prevent crimes perpetrated online against lenders, according to The National newspaper.
Microsoft fixes 55 vulnerabilities
Microsoft released security patches on Tuesday for 55 vulnerabilities across the company’s products, including for three flaws that are already …
Significant drop in Necurs botnet mailings
According to Kaspersky Lab’s “Spam and phishing in Q1 2017” report, the world’s largest spam botnet, Necurs, demonstrated a relative …
ESET Remote Administrator launches on Microsoft Azure
ESET has announced that the latest version of ESET Remote Administrator is now available on Microsoft Azure.
DESC to update risk mitigation systems in Dubai gov firms
The Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC), along with representatives from a number of government departments, held a workshop to review the information security system used by the emirate of Dubai.
Gemalto’s secure smart chip to be integrated into Samsung S8
Gemalto’s embedded Secure Element (eSE) – a smart chip with a secure OS and applications – will soon be integrated into the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S8 in selected markets.
Email dump hits French presidential candidate
Another political campaign has been hit by an email dump. This time, the target is French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. …