Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in Dubai, has received Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the BOM Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany.
Cryptocurrency mining attacks skyrocket in Q1: report
Cybercriminals extended their operations in cryptojacking and other cryptocurrency mining schemes, where perpetrators hijack victims’ browsers or infect their systems to secretly use them to mine for legitimate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
Public-private partnerships crucial for Dubai’s future transportation: RTA
Achieving Dubai’s vision for the future of transportation will require the combined efforts of the public and private sector, Mattar Al Tayer, RTA Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, told delegates at the sixth edition of the World Government Summit.
Dubai’s Nedaa to demo smart city solutions at Intersec
Nedaa, the Dubai Government’s safe and secure networks provider, is showcasing its current range of solutions and applications that have …
RTA announces AED15bn budget to support Expo 2020
Al Tayer said the RTA is doing its best to help the Expo office have “at least one or two” of the recently announced futuristic transport projects by 2020.
Smart Cities, NEOM to boost GCC construction sector to $2 trillion
Mega-projects such as Expo 2020 Dubai and the technology-infused NEOM City are increasing the demand for technologies to direct traffic, optimise costs and sustainability.
Kaspersky Lab uncovers new zero day exploit
Kaspersky Lab’s advanced exploit prevention system has identified a new Adobe Flash zero day exploit, used in an attack on 10 October by a threat actor known as Black Oasis.
Mobile Trojans use WAP-billing services to steal from users
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an unusual rise in mobile Trojan clickers that are stealing money from Android users through WAP-billing – a type of direct mobile payment taken without any additional registration.
On the hunt: Tips to spot potential cyber threats
Tim Bandos, director of cybersecurity, Digital Guardian, shares common indicators that say a threat is underway. Threat actors do everything …
ESET warns enterprises of new malware Statinko
ESET has investigated and identified a complex threat posed by a new strain of malware that has so far affected half a million users.
Partners’ role in the NotPetya outbreak
Mohammad Tabbara, senior systems engineer, UAE and Channel, Infoblox, discusses the recent ransomware attack and how channel partners can help …
Turla’s new campaign uses Instagram to spy
Turla Espionage Group, infamous for targeting governments, their officials and diplomats since at least 2007, has added a new campaign …
RTA approves Dubai’s self-driving transport strategy
HE Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman, Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved RTA’s Self-driving Transport Strategy.
Dubai Police announces new smart services projects
The Dubai Police has launched six new projects for the General Directorate of Smart Services aimed at achieving the future vision of the Government of Dubai.
DarkMatter launches UTM solution
DarkMatter has launched SD-EDGE, a security solution that delivers full unified threat management (UTM) capabilities to improve data security at …
Sophos boosts server protection products with CryptoGuard
Sophos has announced that its next-generationanti-ransomware CryptoGuard technology is now available with its SophosServer Protection products.
Securing your DNS infrastructure
While DNS infrastructure is inherently a vulnerable component for organisations, effective internal DNS security solutions can turn it into a great asset for securing an organisation’s networks and data.
Unify to demo solutions offerings at GITEX
Unify has announced that during GITEX Technology Week 2016, it will showcase ways in which technology can humanise the on-demand working world to strengthen connections and better meet accelerating business demands.
How to use Big Data for a proactive cyber threat prevention
Conventional detection mechanisms have failed due to the increase in the number of ‘unknown’ attacks. Let us look at some examples to understand how Big Data combined with analytical models can help solve this challenge.
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.