SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, intends to address the lack of qualified technical resources in the Middle East through its ‘most hands-on course ever’ in Abu Dhabi from the 25th to 30th March, 2017.
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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 3942
‘Ripper’ service helps cybercriminals identify scammers
Threat intelligence firm, Digital Shadows, has identified a new service called Ripper, which cybercriminals use to protect themselves from being ‘ripped off’ by their fellow criminal cohort.
BlackBerry enhances AtHoc crisis communication software
BlackBerry Limited has updated its BlackBerry Secure offering and added eight more languages to help organisations protect personnel during a crisis without language becoming a barrier when response time is critical.
Abu Dhabi hosts ‘Cyber Resilience and Infosec 2017’ conference
The Cyber Resilience and Infosec 2017 was held recently at the Sofitel Hotel in Abu Dhabi with a focus on building an IT defence strategies for today’s enterprises.
Cisco report: Classic attack vectors re-emerge
According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), the security gaps in today’s organisations have led to a resurgence of “classic” attack vectors, such as adware and email spam, the latter at levels not seen since 2010.
Kaspersky Lab’s KIPS training goes online
Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of its Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation Online training (KIPS Online).
Fortinet appoints new CISO
Fortinet has announced the appointment of Phil Quade as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Infoblox launches ActiveTrust Cloud
The new solution, according to the company, will be delivered as a service and will address the needs of global enterprises with a mobile workforce and growing branch offices.
DarkMatter, Radbound University conduct research on cryptography
DarkMatter has announced a joint research project with Radboud University to focus on protocol-based side channel attack analysis and countermeasures.
Sophos introduces ‘Phish Threat’ attack simulator
Sophos has launched Sophos Phish Threat, an advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution that is fully integrated with the company’s cloud-based security management platform, Sophos Central.