At least 16 countries in the MEA region, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, are being targeted by scammers who are harvesting user personal and payment data via a multistage scam that exploits at least 138 popular brands. Group-IB outlines the MEA countries and the various verticals which were targeted by the scams, alongside the impacts of the ongoing “scamdemic”.
A new threat actor SentinelLabs tracked as Agrius was observed operating in Israel starting in 2020. Initially engaged in espionage activity, Agrius deployed a set of destructive wiper attacks against Israeli targets, masquerading the activity as ransomware attacks. The attacks were carried out using DEADWOOD (aka Detbosit), a wiper with unconfirmed links to an Iranian threat group.
Kaspersky and Skill Cup launch mobile course to help parents improve children’s cybersecurity competencies.
Cybersecurity experts to meet at GISEC to explore collaborative international response to escalating cyber threats.
Advanced threat actors are continuously changing their tactics, sharpening their toolsets, and launching new waves of activity. That’s why, to keep users and organisations informed about the threats they face, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis team provides quarterly reports about the most important developments in the advanced persistent threat landscape.
The necessity to deliver infrastructure, application, and data resources to edge locations will accelerate the deployment of new, cloud-centric edge and network solutions, maintains IDC. These will provide much quicker processing to satisfy increasing digitalisation efforts. Edge will also provide a critical building block for business resilience, providing all-important scalability, flexibility and agility.
INTERPOL now supporting the Coalition Against Stalkerware to fight tech-enabled abuse.
Cybereason Discovers Global Botnet Campaign Leveraging Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability. The Prometei Botnet crosses many industries and countries globally; Victims are random, making the botnet more dangerous and widespread.
Cisco announced that it is bringing a new data centre to Frankfurt, Germany, to serve customers using its Collaboration platform Webex in the European Union and the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia region.
In addition to the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also saw a sharp rise in cybercriminal activity. From simple phishing attacks to one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, we saw the cyber threat landscape evolve and grow. At the same time, we also saw a rapid growth in the tech and cyber security industry.
Cisco Webex Innovation Breaks Through Language Barriers with Real-Time Translation for More Inclusive Meeting Experiences.
Milestone agreement of key importance for UAE acquirers and retail sector development. Network’s UAE merchant partners to seamlessly accept Mir card payments.
Cisco Study Reveals Critical Role of Privacy Emerging from Global Pandemic
The Future Enterprise Awards 2020, hosted by CPI Media Group, was broadcast live on the opening day of the 40th edition …
Micro Focus has announced the appointment of Anas Jwaied to the role of Vice President and General Manager for Emerging Markets.
Dell Technologies has announced the launch of Dell Financial Services in UAE and Saudi Arabia, to provide additional support to the company’s partners and customers.
Digitisation and advancements in information and communication technology have revolutionised every aspect of modern life. While a connected digital ecosystem …
Ingram Micro has expanded the distribution market for vendor Poly, a global communications company that powers meaningful human connection and collaboration.
Dell Technologies commissioned survey finds having the right monitors is critical for companies and employees to maximize productivity amid flexible working conditions
In response to the pandemic, IT leaders in EMEA are now investing more in cloud-based and AI-powered networking technologies as business recovery plans take shape, according to research from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.
