The report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, highlights the cloud security landscape, specifically trends with DDoS and web application attacks, as well as malicious traffic from bots.
Cybercrime infrastructure being ramped up ahead of Rio
Over the past few months, cybercriminals have set up thousands of malicious domains and servers in Brazil in anticipation of the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Arbor Networks reveals global DDoS attack data
Arbor Networks has released its global DDoS attack data for the first six months of 2016, which showed a continuing escalation in the both the size and frequency of attacks.
Multi-factor authentication goes mainstream
Good-bye username plus password, hello smartphone plus thumbprint
Kaspersky Lab hosts Emerging Markets Partner Conference
Kaspersky Lab has recently hosted its annual Emerging Market Partner Conference, which gathered more than 100 visitors from 42 countries in Barcelona, Spain, from 30th May to 2nd June.
Ericsson ConsumerLab: Personal safety to drive wearables market
According to the latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report, titled “Wearable technology and the internet of things”, six in 10 smartphone users state that wearables have uses beyond health and wellness.
Gartner reveals worldwide PC shipments declined 9.6% in Q1 2016
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.8 million units in the first quarter of 2016, a 9.6 percent decline from the first quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.
Infoblox names new Vice President of Worldwide Channels
Infoblox has announced that Ricardo Moreno has joined Infoblox as Vice President of Worldwide Channels.
Guest speakers laud digital hype
Global CIOs urged Middle East enterprises to recruit higher level strategists to drive digital transformations, during GITEX Technology Week 2015’s conferences programme.
Rack by rack
Back once again for its third annual outing, CNME’s Data Centre Build roadshow reached Riyadh, Doha and Dubai, drawing in scores of IT decision-makers and industry figureheads to reflect on how to design and optimise the vital foundations of IT infrastructure. We report from the Dubai leg of the conferences.
Twitter sees surge in government requests for account information
Twitter has seen an increase in government demands for account information in the first half of this year, with the US followed by Japan topping the list for such requests.
Ericsson appoints new Head of Customer Unit for GCC and Pakistan
Ericsson announced that Patrik Melander has been appointed as Head of Customer Unit for the GCC and Pakistan (GCP).
Xiaomi faces challenge in reaching sales goal
Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi aims to sell 80 million smartphones this year, however that objective may be more challenging to achieve than originally thought.
Lighter load
With ports in the Middle East, United States and South America, the expectations of Gulftainer’s customers stretch even further than the port and logistics company’s operations. After huge expansion plans were initiated in 2012, Group IT Manager, Vinay Sharma, was tasked with bringing outdated IT infrastructure up to the company’s high standards.
Reseller Middle East recognises channel excellence
At its sixth annual Partner Excellence Awards 2015, Reseller Middle East, bestowed its highest honour upon the best performing companies from the regional IT channel community. Held last evening, at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the awards commended channel players who have strived to grow their business through differentiation and innovation.
Reseller ME Partner Excellence Awards 2015 tomorrow
Reseller Middle East’s Partner Excellence Awards in its sixth edition, pay tribute to the commitment and achievements of the industry players in the regional channel ecosystem. The event is scheduled to take place on 3rd June at Jumeirah Beach Hotel from 7pm onwards.
Large-scale attack hijacks routers through users’ browsers
Cybercriminals have developed a Web-based attack tool to hijack routers on a large scale when users visit compromised websites or …
Ericsson: Shared data demands to change
Ericsson ConsumerLabs has discovered that future shared data plan users will be very different from those of today, placing new demands on operators.
Gang steals $1 billion in largest ever cyber-theft
A cybercriminal gang has stolen up to $1 billion from banks in at least 25 countries over the last two years, infiltrating networks with malware and spying on employees’ computers to facilitate large wire transfers, Kaspersky Lab has revealed.
Gartner predicts $3.8 trillion 2015 IT spend
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.8 trillion in 2015, a 2.4 percent increase from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.