Kaspersky’s new Women in Tech report – women in tech face lockdown barriers to career progression.
Cybercriminals use new tactics to attack industrial organisations
Cybercriminals use new tactics to attack industrial organisations – all in a hunt for corporate credentials.
BlueNoroff threat actor drains cryptocurrency startups’ accounts
BlueNoroff threat actor drains cryptocurrency startups’ accounts.
More than one third of employees feel more connected with colleagues while working remotely
More than one third of employees feel more connected with colleagues while working remotely.
86% of healthcare organisations provide telehealth services, yet more than half face patients’ mistrust towards privacy
86% of healthcare organisations provide telehealth services, yet more than half face patients’ mistrust towards privacy.
60% of adults in the United Arab Emirates struggle to follow rules they set for their kids
A new global survey, commissioned by Kaspersky, explores the role of healthy digital habits in the family, as well as the effect of parents’ behaviour on children and vice versa.
59% of employees in the UAE have reported an increased workload since switching to remote working
More than half (59%) of employees in the UAE have reported an increased workload since switching to remote working.
FinFisher spyware improves its arsenal with four levels of obfuscation, UEFI infection and more
FinFisher spyware improves its arsenal with four levels of obfuscation, UEFI infection and more.
It’s time to bring in the cybersecurity experts
Maintaining an effective cybersecurity program can often be a challenging undertaking for any organisation. It also puts immense pressure on security leaders.
UAE: Industrial control systems spyware and malicious scripts on the rise in H1 2021
UAE: Industrial control systems spyware and malicious scripts on the rise in H1 2021.
The changing attack-security landscape
Anita Joseph, Editor, Security Advisor, caught up with Emad Haffar, Head of Technical Experts, META at Kaspersky, to find out …
SANS Institute Announces Interactive Cyber Security Training to Upskill Security Professionals in Saudi Arabia
SANS Institute Announces Interactive Cyber Security Training to Upskill Security Professionals in Saudi Arabia.
76% of employees in the UAE skip installing updates despite security concerns
76% of employees in the UAE skip installing updates on certain software or OS despite security concerns.
41% of employees in the UAE have missed a call by pretending devices are updating
41% of employees in the UAE have missed a call by pretending devices are updating.
Overcoming the cyber-pandemic with Raqmiyat
Abhijit Mahadik, Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure, UAE & KSA, Raqmiyat, speaks to Anita Joseph, Editor, SAME about the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the threats organisations need to watch out for and how the security priorities of organisations have shifted since the pandemic last year.
The Blockchain-based voting boom
The Blockchain-based voting boom, online sessions increased threefold during the year of lockdown.
20% of PC users in UAE still running end-of-life Windows 7 OS
Kaspersky survey finds 20% of PC users still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. When an OS comes to the end of its lifecycle, no more updates will be issued by the vendor, including critical security fixes.
INTERPOL supports Coalition Against Stalkerware to fight tech-enabled abuse
INTERPOL now supporting the Coalition Against Stalkerware to fight tech-enabled abuse.
Advanced threat actors engaged in cyberespionage up their game in new campaign
Kaspersky researchers uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the infected device. Further analysis suggested that this campaign was conducted by a group related to Cycldek, a Chinese-speaking threat group active since at least 2013.
Targeted email attacks on the rise
According to Kaspersky researchers, another targeted threat to watch out for is corporate doxing, the process of gathering confidential information about an organisation and its employees without their agreement, to harm them or profit from it. Proliferation of publically available information, data leaks and advancement of technology are leading to a state in which tricking employees into giving out confidential information or even transferring funds is becoming easier than ever before.