Fortinet has announced a new threat intelligence service that arms cybersecurity leaders with cyber situational awareness highlighting the latest threat trends …
One in 10 Smart Home devices in UAE remain unsecured: study
Recent research by Symantec found that an unsecured Internet of Things (IoT) device is attacked within two minutes once connected to the Internet
McAfee spells out challenges to threat intelligence sharing
McAfee has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2017, which details the challenges facing threat intelligence sharing efforts, probes the architecture …
A look ahead for the security industry
By focusing on hardening the physical security systems we have to be sure that we have three elements: people, processes and systems, says Pierre Racz, President, Genetec.
The challenge of securing IoT
IoT security challenges include weak authentication and authorisation protocols, insecure software, firmware with hard-coded back doors, poorly designed connectivity and communications, and little to no configurability.
DDoS via IoT – the first wave of attacks?
In the last year, we’ve all heard of the Mirai malware, but did you know that Mirai is Japanese …
Best practices to prevent DDoS attacks
DDoS attacks are vastly bigger now. Here is what you need to do to protect yourself and your network.
Cisco report: Classic attack vectors re-emerge
According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), the security gaps in today’s organisations have led to a resurgence of “classic” attack vectors, such as adware and email spam, the latter at levels not seen since 2010.
A10 Networks shares 10 security predictions for 2017
The cyber landscape changes dramatically year after year. If you blink, you may miss something; whether that’s a noteworthy hack, a new attack vector or new solutions to protect your business.
Symantec uncovers international cyber fraud gang
Symantec has revealed the findings of a decade-long research campaign that helped unearth an international cybercriminal gang dubbed “Bayrob.”
Report reveals IoT increases threats to organisations
Digital Shadows a recent report which revealed that revenue generating websites are a threat to media businesses’ bottom line and are increasing with malvertising, extortion, propaganda, account take over and data leakage.
UAE tops Middle East list for most employee data leaks
Digital Shadows has released its Compromised Credentials research paper which analysed the largest 1,000 companies listed on the Forbes Global 2000. The report revealed that the most affected country in the Middle East – with over 15,000 leaked credentials was the UAE.
Why CIOs should care about click fraud
Click fraud is more than just a marketing problem. It presents a real security risk to your organisation, experts say. CIOs need to know their enemy.
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.
Turning security inside out
Intel Security’s Raj Samani on his company’s commitment to help customers address the increasingly urgent need to shorten response time and simplified threat defence strategies.
eSentire showcases Active Threat Protection platform
Debuting for the first time this year, eSentire will be using the conference as a forum for connecting their cybersecurity services to potential customers and partners in the Middle East.
Infoblox VP for Cybersecurity shares DNS best practices
Infoblox has announced that its Vice President for Cybersecurity Rod Rasmussen, will be present at GISEC to share his expertise in DNS best practices with conference attendees.
Let’s encrypt and decrypt
Paul Nicholson, Director, Product Marketing, A10 Networks, discusses why organisations need a dedicated SSL inspection platform to eliminate potential blind spots in their respective cyber defences.
Eliminating security blind spots
With attackers preying on the security gaps created by encrypted traffic, there are various common network traffic inspection errors being made by organisations today. We bring you a few common issues occurring within networks and how they can be remedied.
ESET to unveil new versions of its security solutions at GITEX
ESET is set to unveil the latest versions of ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus and will also officially announce their partnership with StorageCraft, a provider of data backup and disaster recovery solution during its participation GITEX 2015.