An apparently state-sponsored cyberweapon dubbed ‘Guass’ has been unveiled which is targeting banks and individuals in a number of Middle …
Gov surveillance malware monitors Middle East accounts
A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was ‘probably’ built by or …
Secure strategy
InfoWatch, a DLP and social media monitoring vendor, is focusing on emerging markets across the EMEA region, following its success in Russia and CIS countries.
A new era
With the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, the amount of threats businesses face have multiplied on an unprecedented scale. Ben …
Honeynet Project tackles USB-carried malware like Flame
A nonprofit security research group is building technology to trap malware spread from PC to PC via USB storage drives, …
Middle East engulfed by 'Flame'
A new, highly sophisticated malware threat that was predominantly used in cyberespionage attacks against targets in the Middle East has …
McAfee brings antivirus support to VMware’s vShield
McAfee yesterday announced a version of its antivirus software for VMware’s vShield security technology. The McAfee Management for Optimized Virtual Environments (MOVE) …
Avira latest to offer antivirus software for Macs
German security company Avira has released free antivirus software for Apple Macs, joining a host of security software providers offering …
Geared for cyber war
The crux of the discussions at the Kaspersky Lab cyber conference in Mexico last month focused on the eventuality of …
Fulfilling the prophecy
In Mexico I learnt that the world will NOT end in 2012 yet I’m not so optimistic about the state of cyber security.
Winning with consolidation
Data centre consolidation is a term being thrown around in 2012 almost as much as virtualisation, cloud and big data. …
Securing parameters
As our society mobilises and more individuals use smart devices to access corporate data, cyber criminals are developing more sophisticated …
30% companies feel cyber-targeted
Another finding has emerged from the Global IT Security Risks survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab in partnership with global research …
ComGuard supports Zayed University’s URC 2011
ComGuard, a distributor for IT security products and solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region supported the Third …
Rebates, incentives, loyalty programmes, promotions: What works?
By any theory of channel marketing these are established instruments of “reward power”. However with shorter life cycles and new …
Reseller announces award winners 2011
AMD, Asbis, Kaspersky pick up prestigious awards at Reseller Awards 2011 Component vendor AMD and regional distributor Asbis, picked up …
Al Hosani Computer unveils “Green Horses” initiative
Al Hosani Computer LLC, Kaspersky Lab’s consumer republishing partner in the GCC and West Asia, has launched its green initiative …
Channel behaving badly
Would you hire a salesman from a competitor and urge him to bring over the accounts in his territory? How …
Al Hosani Computer scoops partner of the year award
The distributor was recognised for its work in developing creative marketing for Kaspersky Lab solutions, through strategies such as bundle …
Making inroads
Kaspersky Lab says the company is growing and is primed to take the number three spot in global market share …