Cybereason Uncovers New Malware Arsenal Abusing Facebook and Dropbox in Middle East Espionage Campaign
Symantec: UAE still a major target for hackers
A recent report has revealed that despite seeing an improvement in the UAE’s internet security threat profile in 2016, the country is still a key target for hackers.
Targeted attacks pose greatest risk to Middle East, says Trend Micro
The biggest cyber-threats facing Middle Eastern businesses today come in the form of targeted attacks, Trend Micro’s Vice President for the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa regions said today.
Virgin Radio hack could lead to targeted attacks on users, says researcher
Last week’s attack on the Virgin Radio Dubai website could have provided cyber-criminals with a springboard from which to launch …
More malware discovered from drone cyber attacks
Researchers following a cyber espionage campaign apparently bent on stealing drone-related technology secrets have found additional malware related to the …
Phishing threats worse at home – survey
According to a survey from security training firm PhishMe, employees working from home could be an easy back door allowing …
91% of targeted attacks from ‘spearphishing’ emails, says Trend Micro
After gathering analysis of targeted attack data collected between February and September this year, Trend Micro found that 91 percent …
Sourcefire adds advanced malware protection to FirePOWER
Sourcefire announced today it has strengthened and expanded its FirePOWER appliance family, providing users with the unmatched ability to protect …
Targeted attacks against aerospace industry use Sykipot malware
New email-based attacks, some of which target the aerospace industry, are distributing new variants of the Sykipot information stealing malware, …
Targeted attacks increased, became more diverse in 2011
The number of security vulnerabilities declined in 2011 but malicious attacks skyrocketed 81 percent from 2010, according a new Internet …