Increasing foreign cyber-attacks on Saudi Arabia are pushing for more institutionalisation by developing national cadres specialised to combat threats, according to cybersecurity expert Eng. Samer Omar.
Fortinet to protect businesses’ digital attack surface at GITEX 2019
Cybersecurity firm Fortinet will highlight the importance of securing edge networks and showcase its Secure SD-WAN, SD-Branch, OT and Cloud …
Synology warns against ransomware attacks targeting NAS
A recent investigation by Synology has found that several users were under a ransomware attack, where admins’ credentials were stolen by brute-force login attacks, and their data was encrypted as a result.
UAE, Saudi firms still unprepared for cyber-attacks: IBM Security
Organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are still unprepared to respond to cybersecurity incidents, according to the latest study by IBM Security.
Impersonation attacks on the rise in the UAE: Mimecast
UAE impersonation attacks increased by 75 percent, with 77 percent of those organisations impacted by impersonation attacks having experienced a direct loss, according to Mimecast’s third-annual State of Email Security report.
Keep Your Job After a Cyberattack
7 reasons why more CEOs will be fired over cybersecurity breaches — and how to prevent it. The theft of …
How to prevent data manipulation attacks
Data manipulation attacks—attacks in which adversaries don’t take data but instead make subtle, stealthy tweaks to data usually to elicit some type of gain—can be just as, if not more crippling for organizations than theft.
MENA enterprises face threats beyond traditional attacks: report
Organisations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are facing immense challenges brought by evolving cyber threats that are moving beyond attacks such as phishing, denial-of-service, and credential compromise.
Nine in 10 critical infrastructure firms are hit by a cyber-attack: study
Tenable, the Cyber Exposure company, has released the ‘Cybersecurity in Operational Technology: 7 Insights You Need to Know’ report, an independent study by the Ponemon Institute.
Only four in 10 Saudi CEOs are ready for cyber-attacks: study
Only 36 percent of CEOs in Saudi Arabia say their organisation is prepared to thwart any cyber-attack, according to a recent study.
Security on point: how businesses can thwart POS attacks
For the past several years, Point of Sale (POS) systems have been a prime target for cyber-attacks, making it more important than ever for retailers to consider the security of these machines and the information they store.
China hacked tech giants and then attacked clients: report
Acting on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security, hackers have breached the networks of technology giants Hewlett Packard Enterprise …
Cyber-attack on oil firm targets UAE, Saudi Arabia servers
Italian oil services company Saipem said it had identified a cyber-attack out of India that had primarily affected its servers in the Middle East.
US charges two Iranian hackers over “SamSam” attack
The United States has reportedly indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber-attack using ransomware known as “SamSam,” Reuters reported. …
UAE accelerates drive to make country “cyber-attack free”
The Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE, represented by the Computer Emergency Response Team, aeCERT, has secured a …
UAE second most cyber-attacked country after US – SAI Global
United Arab Emirates is the second most frequently cyber-attacked country after the United States, says a leading integrated risk management …
Cyber-attackers can soon hack brains and manipulate memories, experts warn
In the future, cyber-attackers may be able to exploit memory implants to steal, spy on, alter or control human memories. …
Why fileless malware attacks are the next big security worry
One factor in the growth of fileless attacks is the wider availability of hacker toolkits that facilitate their deployment.
Middle East energy firms a prime target for Iran-backed attacks
Intelligence-led security firm FireEye, has released information about a new cyber espionage operation primarily targeting Middle Eastern organisations in the energy sector.
Malware-less email attacks spike on Thursdays, says FireEye
The FireEye study found that less than a third (32 percent) of email traffic seen in the first half of 2018 was considered ‘clean’ and actually delivered to an inbox.