The “INFSSec” Team were crowned the winners of the Oman National Cyber Security CTF competition, and will automatically qualify to compete in the Arab Finals in December.
News, Security, UAE
Hybrid warfare has altered the security landscape: cybersecurity experts
The blurring of lines between the different modes of warfare and weaponisation of non-military means undermine the foundation of the state is one of the most significant security challenges today, experts said.0 6954
Johnson Controls to secure Oman’s airports
Johnson Controls has announced that the aviation specific CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control system has been selected to secure Muscat International Airport …
Voice phishing incidents emerge in the UAE
Bankers are cautioning their customers against a new wave of voice phishing, also termed as, ‘vishing’, through which confidential data is obtained from customers fraudulently to deceive them.
Scamming the scammers: NZ designed chatbot takes on email fraudsters
Netsafe, a New Zealand-based non-profit online safety group, has recently introduced an AI email bot, that will annoy phishing scammers away.
Fortinet: Self-learning “Swarm” cyber-attacks to be expected in 2018
Fortinet has unveiled predictions from the Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global research team about the threat landscape for 2018.
RSA Conference 2017 boosts regional cybersecurity agenda
RSA Conference, in conjunction with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has successfully concluded this year’s Conference with over 1100 attendees from around the world.
Phishing attacks bigger threats than data breaches: Google
A recent Google study has revealed that phishing attacks via fake emails pose the greatest threat to people, followed by keyloggers and third-party breaches as account hacking increases globally.
Hackers claim to break iPhone X’s Face ID
When Apple released the iPhone X on November 3, it touched off an immediate race among hackers around the world to be the …
Kaspersky Lab, Council of Europe promote secure and safe Internet
The Council of Europe has signed an agreement with Kaspersky Lab and a number of the world’s leading technology companies, to jointly pledge to promote an open and safe Internet.
Commvault introduces Endpoint Data Protection as a Service
Commvault has launched Commvault Endpoint Data Protection as a Service to simplify and streamline the backup and recovery of corporate …