After discovering attack code on a brand new Windows XP netbook, antivirus vendor Kaspersky Labs warned users yesterday that they …
Fake sites spreading malware about Obama’s oath
Sites claiming President-Elect Barack Obama will refuse to take the oath of office Tuesday are serving up attack code believed …
Microsoft launches global anti-piracy day
Microsoft Gulf recently participated in the Microsoft Global Anti-Piracy Day on 21 October 2008. Microsoft Global Anti-Piracy Day involved the …
British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three London hospitals remained down on Wednesday morning after PCs were apparently infected with malware. No patient …
British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three London hospitals remained down on Wednesday morning after PCs were apparently infected with malware. No patient …
Security Advisor ME celebrates leadership in IT security
Leaders in the Middle East IT security space gathered last night for the inaugural Security Advisor Middle East Awards.
Geared for cyber war
The crux of the discussions at the Kaspersky Lab cyber conference in Mexico last month focused on the eventuality of …
Kaspersky conference highlights the need for an international framework
The panel discussion at the Kaspersky Lab Cyber Conference titled “Cyber Security Co-operation: Bringing Nations together” brought together a group …
Critical connections
KSA’s Jarir Bookstore battled the challenges associated with connecting disparate centres of business by deploying SonicWALL’s NSA Series and building …
Kaspersky Lab eyes top spot
Having recently been recognised as the UAE’s most popular anti-malware brand dominating the country’s consumer and retail sales according to …
Kaspersky exposes new scam targeting SMBs
Kaspersky has exposed a new phishing campaign targeting small and medium-sized businesses. The attack leverages the email service provider SendGrid …
83% of employees in the UAE put their organisations at risk
Human-centric threats continue to impact organisations in the UAE, with reports of direct financial penalties due to phishing up 44% and reports of reputational damage up 300%.
OPSWAT roundtable discussion takes a deep-dive into Zero Trust security
Presented by Sertan Selcuk, from OPSWAT, the discussion titled Zero-Trust Approach to Protecting Critical Environments delved deeply in an analysis of decades of company data and insights.
Safer Internet Day: What lies ahead?
Every day is Safer Internet Day. With data being the soul of businesses as well as virtual and vulnerable, it …
ESET Research discovers espionage apps on the attack in Pakistan, utilising romance scams
The campaign leveraged Google Play to distribute six malicious apps bundled with VajraSpy RAT code; six more were distributed in the wild.
Cloudflare explores the secret to a coordinated, privacy-first security approach
Championing Privacy-First Security: Harmonizing Privacy and Security Compliance.
New research from Qualys shows the highest risks organizations faced in 2023
Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS), has released new research from the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), delving into some of the critical vulnerabilities …
Navigating the Festive Cyber Landscape: Ensuring Online Safety during Holiday Shopping
Tahawultech.com spoke to cybersecurity industry frontrunners to learn more about the pitfalls of online shopping and tips to shop safely …
Security Navigator 2024 reveals highest number of Cyber Extortion victims ever recorded
New research finds a new levelling of physical and cyber battlefields, revealing a thin line between physical war and cyber (through hacktivism)
5 tips to stay out of the Phishing trap
Establishing a paranoid but blame free culture that reports suspicious activity — as well as genuine mistakes — early and often helps ensure incidents (no matter how rare) are reported as soon as possible.